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DEVELOPMENT VICTORIA ACT 2003 - SECT 76

Service of documents

S. 76(1) amended by No. 10/2017 s. 26(2).

    (1)     A document required or permitted to be served on Development Victoria may be served by being left at its principal office with a person authorised in writing by Development Victoria to accept service of documents on behalf of Development Victoria.

S. 76(2) amended by No. 10/2017 s. 26(2).

    (2)     A document required or permitted to be served by Development Victoria on a person may be served—

        (a)     by delivering it personally to that person;

        (b)     by leaving it at that person's usual or last known place of residence with a person apparently over the age of 16 years and apparently living there;

        (c)     by serving it by post addressed to that person at the person's last known place of residence;

S. 76(2)(d) amended by No. 10/2017 s. 26(2).

        (d)     if the person is an owner or occupier of land whose name and address are not known to Development Victoria—

              (i)     by leaving it at the land with a person apparently over the age of 16 years and apparently living there;

              (ii)     by putting it up on a conspicuous part of the land;

        (e)     by serving it in any other prescribed way.

S. 76(3) amended by No. 10/2017 s. 26(2).

    (3)     If the name and address of the owner or occupier of land are not known to Development Victoria, a document may be addressed to the "owner" or "occupier".

    (4)     If a document is served on the owner or occupier of land the service is binding on any subsequent owner or occupier as if actually served on that person.

S. 76(5) amended by No. 10/2017 s. 26(2).

    (5)     A statutory declaration by a person who has served or given a document to or on behalf of Development Victoria stating the manner, place, date and time the document was served or given is evidence of the document having been served or given.



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