(1)

Information in writing that is required or permitted to be given to a Director of Quarantine, an officer or a quarantine officer is taken to have been given to the Director or officer if the information or document is left at, or sent by pre-paid post to, the principal office of the Department in a State, the Australian Capital Territory, the Northern Territory or the Cocos Islands.

(2)

If the information referred to in subregulation (1) is given by means of an electronic communication, it is taken to have been given to the Director or officer if the information is communicated to AQIS.

Note
For further rules about giving documents to persons, see section 28A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .