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FINES REFORM ACT 2014 (NO. 47 OF 2014) - SECT 179

Service of documents

    (1)     Subject to this Act, documents required or permitted by this Act to be given or served may be served—

        (a)     personally; or

        (b)     by post; or

        (c)     by registered post; or

        (d)     by any other prescribed manner.

Note

The Electronic Transactions (Victoria) Act 2000 applies to enable a document to be served electronically, including facsimile transmission and email, in accordance with that Act.

    (2)     A document must be served personally if it is—

        (a)     a seven-day notice; or

        (b)     a summons for oral examination; or

        (c)     a notice of intention to charge land; or

        (d)     a notice of intention to sell charged land; or

        (e)     a declared director notice.

    (3)     An attachment of earnings direction must be served on an employer by post or registered post.

    (4)     An attachment of debts direction must be served on a garnishee by post or registered post.

    (5)     If a document is served on a declared director, it must be addressed to the address lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission as the registered office address of the body corporate in respect of which that person is a director.

Note

For service on corporations generally, see section 109X of the Corporations Act.

    (6)     Subject to any evidence to the contrary and despite anything to the contrary in the Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984 , any document that is served by post in accordance with this section is taken to be served 7 days after the date specified in the document as the date of that document.



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