INDEPENDENT BROAD-BASED ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION ACT 2011 - SECT 191 Service of document
INDEPENDENT BROAD-BASED ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION ACT 2011 - SECT 191
Service of documentS. 191(1) substituted by No. 11/2021 s. 136.
(1) Without limiting sections 42, 59I, 124 and 125, any document under this Act or the regulations required or authorised to be given to or served on any person (other than a body corporate) may be served on the person by—
(a) giving it or serving it personally on the person; or
(b) sending by registered post a copy of the document addressed to that person at the person's last known place of residence or business; or
(c) delivering a copy of the document to the person by means of electronic communication that is confirmed as having been received by the person; or
(d) sending by registered post a copy of the document, addressed to the person's authorised legal representative, to the place of business of the person's authorised legal representative; or
(e) leaving it at that person's usual or last known place of residence with a person on the premises who is apparently not less than 16 years old; or
(f) leaving it at that person's usual or last known place of business with a person who is apparently employed at the premises and who is apparently not less than 16 years of age.
(g) leaving a copy of the document for that person—
(i) at the place of business of the person's authorised legal representative; and
(ii) with a person who apparently works there and who is apparently not less than 16 years of age; or
(h) delivering a copy of the document, addressed to the person's authorised legal representative, to the person's authorised legal representative personally; or
(i) delivering a copy of the document to the person's authorised legal representative by means of an electronic communication that is confirmed as having been received by the person's authorised legal representative.
S. 191(2) substituted by No. 11/2021 s. 136.
(2) Without limiting sections 42, 59I, 124 and 125, any document under this Act or the regulations required or authorised to be given to or served on a body corporate may be served by—
(a) giving it or serving it on the body corporate at the head office, registered office or principal office of the body corporate; or
(b) leaving a copy of the document at the registered office or principal place of business of the body corporate with a person apparently employed at that office or place and who is apparently not less than 16 years of age; or
(c) sending by registered post a copy of the document addressed to that body corporate at the registered office or principal place of business of the body corporate; or
(d) delivering a copy of the document to the body corporate by means of an electronic communication that is confirmed as having been received by the body corporate.
S. 191(2A) inserted by No. 11/2021 s. 136.
(2A) For the purposes of subsection (1), a person may deliver a confidentiality notice or witness summons to another person personally by placing a copy of the document on a surface in the presence of that other person.
S. 191(2B) inserted by No. 11/2021 s. 136.
(2B) For the purposes of subsections (1)(c) and (i) and (2)(d), the receipt of a document may be confirmed by any form of electronic communication.
(3) This section is in addition to, and not in derogation from, sections 109X and 601CX of the Corporations Act.
S. 192 inserted by No. 13/2012 s. 9 (as amended by No. 82/2012 s. 148(3)), amended by No. 28/2012 s. 29.