New Zealand Acts

STUDENT LOAN SCHEME ACT 2011 - SECT 211

211 Meaning of notify

1 A requirement in this Act for a person to
"notify" another person or for a matter to be notified is satisfied by a communication—

a) that is printed, typewritten, or otherwise visibly represented, copied, or reproduced on paper and is given by personal delivery, post; or

b) by telephone; or

c) made orally in person in a manner acceptable to the Commissioner; or

d) by an electronic means, if the person complies with Part 4 of the Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017, including by email or the Internet; or

e) in any other manner acceptable to the Commissioner.

2 However, it does not include a communication on the Internet, or by other means, if the person for whom the communication is intended is not directly alerted to it in some manner.

3 A notification that is given by post is treated as having been given at the time the notification would have been delivered in the ordinary course of the post.

4 Despite subsection (1)(d) of this section, section 6 of the Tax Administration Act 1994 , and sections 220 and 224 of the Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017, the consent of a person is not required in order for information to be communicated in an electronic form.

History: Section 211(1)(a): amended, on 30 March 2022, by section 265(a) of the Taxation (Annual Rates for 2021–22, GST, and Remedial Matters) Act 2022 (2022 No 10).   Section 211(1)(d): amended, on 30 March 2022, by section 265(b) of the Taxation (Annual Rates for 2021–22, GST, and Remedial Matters) Act 2022 (2022 No 10).     Section 211(1)(d): amended, on 1 September 2017, by section 347 of the Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017 (2017 No 5).     Section 211(4): amended, on 1 September 2017, by section 347 of the Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017 (2017 No 5).