Sydney Water Act 1994

A notice under this Act to a person liable for payment of a fee or charge, or to a person who is the owner or occupier of land or a building, may be served—

personally, or

by leaving it, at the place where the person to be served lives or carries on business, with a person apparently residing or employed there who seems to be at least 16 years old, or

by post to the residence or place of business of the person to be served last known to the Corporation, or

by affixing it to a conspicuous part of the land or building.

A notice under this Act to a corporation constituted by or under an Act or other law may be served—

by leaving it at the principal or other office of the corporation with a person apparently employed there who seems to be at least 16 years old, or

in any manner authorised by or under the Act or law by which the corporation is constituted or which applies to the corporation.

A notice under this Act to a government department or administrative office may be served—

in the case of a notice of valuation or a notice of a fee or charge—on the Treasurer or as prescribed by the regulations, or

in any other case—on the Department Head or as prescribed by the regulations.

A notice under this Act may be served on a person who appears to be absent from the State, or who has authorised service on an agent, by serving it on the agent of the person as if the agent were the person to be served.

If a notice relates to unoccupied land or premises and the address of the owner is not known to the Corporation, it may be served by an advertisement that—

is published in a newspaper circulating in the locality of the land or premises or in a manner that is determined in writing by the Corporation having regard to the object of bringing advertisements of that kind to the attention of the relevant owners, and

states the name of the owner of the land or premises if known to the Corporation, and

if the notice is notice of a fee or charge—states the amount of the fee or charge, the period (if any) for which it is owing and that a detailed notice of the fee or charge may be obtained by inquiry at an office of the Corporation identified in the advertisement, and

states that the advertisement operates as service of the notice.

A notice under this Act may be served on a person in accordance with a means of communication (such as facsimile transmission, telecommunication or another electronic means of communication) notified by the person as being an available means of communication.

A customer contract or the regulations may impose additional requirements in relation to any means of service provided by this section or may provide other means of serving notices.