Victorian Numbered Acts

JUSTICE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (FINES REFORM AND OTHER MATTERS) ACT 2022 (NO. 17 OF 2022) - SECT 74

    (1)     After section 162(1)(ba) of the Infringements Act 2006 insert —

    "(bb)     by email or other electronic communication if a person to be given or served documents—

              (i)     is of or above the age of 16 years; and

              (ii)     has consented orally or in writing to receiving documents by email or other electronic communication; and

              (iii)     has nominated an electronic address by which they can receive an email or other electronic communication; or

        (bc)     by sending the document electronically to an address for the person to be served contained in a prescribed electronic address database; or".

    (2)     The note at the foot of section 162(1) of the Infringements Act 2006 is repealed .

    (3)     After section 162(6) of the Infringements Act 2006 insert —

    "(6A)     Subject to subsection (6B), an email or other form of electronic communication is taken to have been received at the time the email or other form of electronic communication is sent.

    (6B)     If an email or other form of electronic communication is sent after 4.00 p.m. on any day, it is taken to have been received on the next business day.".