New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WORKERS COMPENSATION COMMISSION RULES 2006 - REG 8.4

8.4 Service at address for service

(1) A document is taken to have been served on or provided to a party if the document is delivered, or forwarded by one of the methods referred to in subrule (2), to the address for service of the party.

(2) Service of a document by a party on another party is taken to be effected if received by 5pm as follows. If that time is after 5pm on any day, or is on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, on the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday:

(a) if by hand, on the day of delivery, or

(b) if by post, on the fourth day after the day of sending by prepaid post, or

(c) if by DX, on the day following the day of leaving in the DX box of the party to whom it was addressed or in another DX box for transmission to that DX box, or

(d) if by fax, on the day of transmission (subject to receipt on the sending facsimile machine of a notification of a successful transmission), or

(e) if by electronic communication, at the time of entering the information system addressed to the email address set out in the address for service.

(3) This rule applies subject to the Service and Execution of Process Act 1992 of the Commonwealth.