South Australian Consolidated Acts

ACTS INTERPRETATION ACT 1915 - SECT 33

33—Service by post

        (1)         Where any Act passed after the passing of this Act authorises or requires any document to be served by post (whether the expression "serve", "give", "deliver" or "send", or any other expression is used), then, unless the contrary intention appears, the Act will be taken to provide—

            (a)         that the service is effected by properly addressing, prepaying and posting a letter or packet containing the document; and

            (b)         that, unless the contrary is proved, service will be taken to have been effected at the time at which the letter or packet would be delivered in the ordinary course of post.

        (2)         Where any Act authorises or requires any document to be served by certified mail (whether the expression "serve", "give", "deliver" or "send", or any other expression is used) then, unless the contrary intention appears, the Act will be taken to provide that service may be effected by registered post.