Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) Subject to subsection (2), a notice to produce or notice to attend, or a notice varying or revoking a notice to produce or notice to attend, must be served within a reasonable time, being not less than 7 days before the date on which the person is required to attend or otherwise comply with the notice.
(2) The Authority may serve a notice to attend requiring immediate attendance by a person if—
(a) the Authority considers on reasonable grounds that a delay in the person's attendance is likely to result in—
(i) evidence being lost or destroyed; or
(ii) the commission of an offence, the continuation of a commission of an offence or an attempt to commit an offence; or
(iii) the person on whom the notice is served absconding or otherwise evading attendance; or
(iv) serious prejudice to the conduct of the meeting to which the notice relates; or
(b) the person on whom the notice is served consents to immediate attendance.
(3) A notice to produce or notice to attend may be served—
(a) by serving a copy of the notice on the person personally; or
(b) by sending a copy of the notice by prepaid ordinary post addressed to the person at the person's last known residential address; or
(c) if the person—
(i) has facilities for the reception of documents in a document exchange; and
(ii) consents to accepting personal service of documents by delivery to those facilities in the document exchange—
by delivering a copy of the notice addressed to the person to those facilities; or
(d) if the person consents to documents being served electronically, by sending the notice by means of electronic communication in accordance with the Electronic Transactions (Victoria) Act 2000 .