Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) Any notice or
document required or authorised to be given under this Act to any person
may —
(a) be
given to that person personally; or
(b) be
sent by post addressed to that person at his last known place of residence,
employment or business.
(2) If a letter is
sent in accordance with subsection (1)(b) the giving of the notice or
document so sent is deemed to be effected at the time when the letter would
have been delivered in the ordinary course of post.
(3) Any notice or
document required or authorised to be given under this Act to any person whose
address is unknown shall be deemed to have been given to that person if a copy
of it is published in a daily newspaper circulating throughout the State.
(4) Any notice or
document required or authorised to be given under this Act to any tenant under
a residential tenancy agreement shall be deemed to have been duly given to the
tenant if it is given —
(a) to
any person apparently over the age of 16 years apparently residing in the
premises the subject of the agreement; or
(b) to
the person who ordinarily pays the rent under the agreement.
(5) A notice or
document required or authorised to be given under this Act to an owner under a
residential tenancy agreement shall be deemed to have been duly given to the
owner if it has been given to the agent of the owner, to any person apparently
over the age of 16 years apparently residing at the place of residence of
the owner, or to the person who ordinarily receives the rent under the
agreement.
(6) Where 2 or more
persons are owners or tenants under a residential tenancy agreement it shall
be sufficient compliance with a provision of this Act requiring or authorising
that a notice or document be given to the owner or tenant under a residential
tenancy agreement if the notice or document is given to any one of the owners
or tenants, as the case may be.
[ 86. Deleted by No. 59 of 1995 s. 52.]