Service of document
106 Service of document
(1) Where an application, notice or other document is permitted or required by this Act to be served on the owner or occupier of land held by an Aboriginal Land Trust for an estate in fee simple pursuant to the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 of the Commonwealth, service may be effected by serving the application, notice or other document on the Aboriginal Land Trust and a copy thereof on the Aboriginal Land Council for the area in which the land is situated.
(2) An application, notice or other document permitted or required by this Act to be given or served on a person may be given or served by:
delivering it to that person; or
(b) leaving it at the person's usual or last-known place of residence or business with some person who has apparently attained the age of 16 years; or
(c) sending it by registered mail addressed to the person at the person's usual or last-known place of residence or business or postal address; or
(d) sending it by email to an email address notified to the sender by the person as an address at which service of documents under this Act will be accepted.
(3) An application, notice or other document permitted or required by this Act to be given to or served on a person may, in addition to any other method provided by the Corporations Act 2001, if the person is a body corporate, be given or served by:
(a) delivering it to the manager or secretary of the body corporate; or
(b) leaving it at the office or place of business of the body corporate with some person who has apparently attained the age of 16 years; or
(c) sending it by registered mail to the body corporate at its office or place of business or postal address; or
(d) sending it by email to an email address notified to the sender by the person as an address at which service of documents under this Act will be accepted.
(4) Where an application, notice or other document is permitted or required by this Act to be given to or served on a person whose address is unknown, it may be given or served by publishing it, or a notice substantially to the same effect, in the Gazette.
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