Victorian Current Acts

MAGISTRATES' COURT ACT 1989 - SECT 139

    (1)     If by or under this Act a person is required to serve a document and no provision is made, other than in this section, as to how the document is to be served, the document must be served by—

        (a)     giving a copy of the document to the person to be served; or

        (b)     if the person does not accept the copy, putting the copy down in the person's presence and telling the person the nature of the document; or

        (c)     leaving a copy of the document for the person at the person's last known or usual place of residence or business with a person who appears to be of or over the age of 16 years.

    (2)     If the person to be served is a company or registered body (within the meaning of the Corporations Act), a document may be served on   the company or body in accordance with section 109X or 601CX of that Act, as the case requires.

S. 139A inserted by No. 64/1996 s. 37, amended by No. 26/2002 s. 4 (ILA s. 39B(1)).