Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) A witness summons directed to a natural person must be served by delivering a copy of the summons to the person personally.
(2) A witness summons directed to a body corporate must be served by sending a copy of the summons by registered post to the head office, a registered office, a principal office or a principal place of business of the body corporate or to a postal address of the body corporate.
(3) A summons, other than a summons referred to in subsection (4), must be served a reasonable time before the date on which the person is required to attend.
(4) The Director may issue a summons that requires the immediate attendance before the Director of the person to whom it is directed if the Director reasonably believes that a delay in the person's attendance is likely to result in—
(a) evidence being lost or destroyed; or
(b) the commission of an offence; or
(c) the escape of an offender; or
(d) serious prejudice to the conduct of the investigation to which the summons relates.