COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION ACT 2010 - SECT 3 Receipt of written communications

COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION ACT 2010 - SECT 3

3 Receipt of written communications

(cf Model Law Art 3)

(1) Unless otherwise agreed by the parties:

(a) any written communication is taken to be received if:

(i) it is delivered to the addressee personally, or

(ii) it is delivered at the addressee's place of business, habitual residence or mailing address, or

(iii) if none of these can be found after making a reasonable inquiry, it is delivered to the addressee's last-known place of business, habitual residence or mailing address by registered letter or any other means which provides a record of the attempt to deliver it, and

(b) the communication is taken to have been received on the day it is so delivered.

(2) The provisions of this section do not apply to communications in court proceedings.