sec.587Service of documents

### sec.587 Service of documents This section applies if a provision of this Act requires or permits a document to be given to a person by the Regulator, WorkCover or an authorised person. For the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 39 , the address of the person’s place of residence or business includes the person’s postal address. Without limiting the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 39 , the document may— be sent by email to the person’s email address last notified to the Regulator or WorkCover by the person; or be made available to the person or given in a way prescribed by regulation. The document is taken to be given— if sent by email—on the day the email is sent; or if made available to the person or given in a way prescribed by regulation—on the day prescribed by regulation. However, if the document is given after 5p.m. on a particular day, the document is taken to be given to the person on the next business day. s 587 sub 2024 No. 40 s 57 (sec.587-ssec.1) This section applies if a provision of this Act requires or permits a document to be given to a person by the Regulator, WorkCover or an authorised person. (sec.587-ssec.2) For the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 39 , the address of the person’s place of residence or business includes the person’s postal address. (sec.587-ssec.3) Without limiting the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 39 , the document may— be sent by email to the person’s email address last notified to the Regulator or WorkCover by the person; or be made available to the person or given in a way prescribed by regulation. (sec.587-ssec.4) The document is taken to be given— if sent by email—on the day the email is sent; or if made available to the person or given in a way prescribed by regulation—on the day prescribed by regulation. (sec.587-ssec.5) However, if the document is given after 5p.m. on a particular day, the document is taken to be given to the person on the next business day. - (a) be sent by email to the person’s email address last notified to the Regulator or WorkCover by the person; or - (b) be made available to the person or given in a way prescribed by regulation. - (a) if sent by email—on the day the email is sent; or - (b) if made available to the person or given in a way prescribed by regulation—on the day prescribed by regulation.