Section 84Part 10 — General Penalties and Miscellaneous
Service and sending of documents
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Any notice, complaint, decision or other document required or authorised to be served under this Act may be served on any person by sending it by prepaid registered post to that person's last known address, or —
on any individual by handing it to that person, or by leaving it at that person's residence;
on any firm by handing it to any partner thereof, or by leaving it at the principal place of business of such firm;
on any limited company by handing it to an officer of the company, or by leaving it at its registered office; and
on the operator of a workplace (even though it be a limited company) in any such manner as aforesaid.
Any such document intended to be served upon the operator of the workplace may be addressed to "the operator" at the proper address of the workplace without further name or description.
Subsections (1) and (2) shall apply (with the necessary modifications) to the sending of any documents required or authorised to be sent under this Act.
Notwithstanding subsections (1), (2) and (3), any document, information, particulars or other record required to be served, sent, delivered or submitted to a person under this Act may be sent to that person —
by electronic means to the e-mail address provided by that person; and
in the form of an electronic record.
The Electronic Transactions Act (2003 Revision) shall apply in respect of an electronic record sent under subsection (4)(b).
In this section —
"electronic" has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the Electronic Transactions Act (2003 Revision); and
"electronic record" has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the Electronic Transactions Act (2003 Revision).
Defined Terms
electronicelectronic record
Cross References
- Section 2 of Electronic Transactions Actexternal
Electronic Transactions Act (2003 Revision)