Providing a link to documents stored in a cloud-based service such as Dropbox does not constitute service of those documents under s 39 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 (Qld), the Electronic Transactions (Queensland) Act 2001, or at common law. For service to be effective, the documents themselves must be delivered, sent, or received — notification of their location is insufficient. Adjudication applications under BCIPA must be served in their entirety, including submissions and supporting documents, and partial service (some documents attached to email, others accessible only via cloud link) is not valid service.
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