Victorian Numbered Acts

INFRINGEMENTS ACT 2006 (NO 12 OF 2006) - SECT 162

    (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 any prescribed manner.

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

        (a)     a seven-day notice; or

        (b)     a summons for oral examination; or

        (c)     an attachment of earnings order or attachment of debts order; or

        (d)     a notice under section 110, 112 or 116.

    (3)     If a document is served on a director to whom a declaration under section 91 applies, 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.

    (4)     If a penalty reminder notice is served by post it must be addressed—

        (a)     to the last known place of residence or business of the person alleged to have committed the offence; or

        (b)     if the infringement notice was served under section 87 of the Road Safety Act 1986 —

              (i)     to the last address of the owner of the vehicle within the meaning of Part 7 of that Act; or

              (ii)     if a statement or declaration has been supplied under section 86(3)(a) , (aab) or (ab) of that Act, to the last address of the person alleged in that statement or declaration to have been in charge of the vehicle; or

        (c)     if the infringement was issued in respect of an offence to which section 66 of the Road Safety Act 1986 applies—
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              (i)     to the last address of the owner of the motor vehicle within the meaning of section 66 of that Act; or

              (ii)     if a statement or declaration has been supplied under 66(3)(a), (aab) or (ab) of that Act, to the last address of the person alleged in that statement or declaration to have been the driver of the motor vehicle; or

        (d)     if the infringement notice was issued in respect of an offence against section 73(1) of the Melbourne City Link Act 1995 —

              (i)     to the last address of the owner of the vehicle within the meaning of Part 4 of that Act; or

              (ii)     if a statement or declaration has been supplied under section 87(3)(a) , (aab) or (ab) of that Act, to the last address of the person alleged in that statement or declaration to have been the driver of the vehicle; or

        (e)     if the infringement notice was issued in respect of an offence against section 204 of the Mitcham-Frankston Project Act 2004 —

              (i)     to the last address of the owner of the vehicle within the meaning of that Act; or

              (ii)     if a statement or declaration has been supplied under section 199 or 219 of that Act, to the last address of the person alleged in that statement or declaration to have been the driver of the vehicle.

    (5)         Any other document served by post under this Act may be addressed to the address for service given by the person on whom the document is to be served.