South Australian Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ACT 2004 - SECT 208

208—Service of notices or other documents

        (1)         If this Act requires or authorised a notice or other document to be served on, or given to, a person, the notice or document may—

            (a)         be served on, or given to, the person or an agent of the person; or

            (b)         be left for the person at his or her place of residence or business with someone apparently over the age of 16 years; or

            (c)         be sent by post to the person or an agent of the person at his or her last known address; or

            (d)         if the notice or document is to be served on the owner of land, the land is unoccupied, and the person seeking to serve the notice or document has taken reasonable steps to effect service under the other paragraphs of this subsection but has been unsuccessful—be served by fixing it to some conspicuous part of the land; or

            (e)         if the notice or document is to be served on the occupier of land—be sent by post to the occupier at the address of the land; or

            (f)         be served on the person by fixing it to, or leaving it on, a vessel or craft that the person is apparently in charge of, or expected to board at some stage, if the person giving or serving the notice or document has reasonable grounds to believe that service in this manner will bring the notice or document to the attention of the person to be served; or

            (g)         be sent to the person by facsimile transmission; or

            (h)         be served or given in some other manner prescribed by the regulations.

        (2)         Without limiting subsection (1) , a notice or document to be served on or given to a company or registered body within the meaning of the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth may be served or given in accordance with that Act.

        (3)         Subject to the regulations, a notice or document required or authorised to be given to an owner of land may, if it is to be served personally, be served on the owner, one of any joint owners, or the agent of the owner.

        (4)         This section does not affect any provision for service prescribed by the Native Title (South Australia) Act 1994 .