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Work Health and Safety Act 2011
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209 Issue and giving of notice
(1) A notice may be issued or given to a person—
(a) by delivering it personally to the person or sending it by post or
fax or electronic transmission to the person’s usual or last known
place of residence or business; or
(b) by leaving it for the person at the person’s usual or last known
place of residence or business with a person who appears to be
over 16 years and who appears to reside or work there; or
(c) by leaving it for the person at the workplace to which the notice
relates with a person who is or appears to be the person with
management or control of the workplace; or
(d) in a prescribed manner.
(2) A regulation may prescribe—
(a) the manner of issuing a notice; and
(b) the steps a person to whom a notice is issued must take to bring
it to the attention of other persons.