Service of documents
154 Service of documents
S. 154(1) amended by No. 32/2006 s. 94(Sch. item 25(1)(a)).
A notice (other than an infringement notice) or other document required or authorised by this Act or the regulations to be served on or given to a person shall be deemed to have been duly served on or given to the person—
if delivered personally to or left with an adult person at the last known place of abode or business of the person on or to whom the notice or document is to be served or given or, if there is no adult person present, by affixing the notice or document to a conspicuous part of the premises; or
if sent to the person by post.
S. 154(2) amended by No. 32/2006 s. 94(Sch. item 25(1)(b)).
A notice (other than an infringement notice) or other document required or authorised by this Act or the regulations to be served or given to the proprietor of an agency may be served or given in accordance with this section—
without the name of the proprietor, if it is addressed to the proprietor;
if there are two or more proprietors by being so served on or given to one of them.
S. 154(3) amended by No. 44/2001 s. 3(Sch. item 61.9).
The provisions of this section are in addition to and not in derogation of any other provisions of this Act relating to the service of documents or the provisions of sections 109X and 601CX of the Corporations Act.
Note to s. 154 inserted by No. 32/2006 s. 94(Sch. item 25(2)).
Note
Service of infringement notices is dealt with by the Infringements Act 2006.
S. 155 amended by Nos 57/1989 s. 5(3), 32/2006 s. 94 (Sch. items 25(3)–(6)), substituted by No. 39/2024 s. 95.
This provision refers to the regulations (the regulations
). Made under this Act:
- Health Services (Health Service Establishments) Regulations 2024 · under section 158
- Health Services (Quality and Safety) Regulations 2020 · under section 158
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