Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00482:reg:13:p34
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00482
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 13 (pt 34/48)
Character Range: 94273–96908

leaving the document with the individual; or
 (b) in accordance with a provision of Division 7.3.
 (2) If an individual refuses to accept a document that is required to be served personally on the individual, the document is taken to have been served personally if the person serving the document:
 (a) puts it down in the individual's presence; and
 (b) tells the individual what the document is.

7.02  Service on corporation
  A document in criminal proceedings that is required to be served personally on a corporation, or on the liquidator or administrator of a corporation, may be served:
 (a) in accordance with subsection 109X(1) of the Corporations Act 2001; or
 (b) in accordance with a provision of Division 7.3.
Note: Subsection 109X(1) of the Corporations Act 2001 provides that, for the purposes of any law, a document may be served on a company by:
(a) leaving it at, or posting it to, the company's registered office; or
(b) delivering a copy of the document personally to a director of the company who resides in Australia or in an external Territory; or
(c) if a liquidator of the company has been appointed—leaving it at, or posting it to, the address of the liquidator's office in the most recent notice of that address lodged with ASIC; or
(d) if an administrator of the company has been appointed—leaving it at, or posting it to, the address of the administrator in the most recent notice of that address lodged with ASIC.

Division 7.2—Ordinary service

7.03  Ordinary service
  A document in criminal proceedings that is not required to be served personally may be served:
 (a) in accordance with a provision of Division 7.1 or 7.3; or
 (b) by sending the document by pre‑paid post addressed to the person at the person's proper address.

Division 7.3—Other methods of service

7.04  Service at address for service
  A document in criminal proceedings may be served on a person in any of the following ways:
 (a) if the person has filed an address for service—at that address;
 (b) if the person has filed a notice authorising service by email—by sending the document to the email address specified in the notice;
 (c) if the person has filed a notice authorising service by fax—by sending the document to the fax number specified in the notice.

7.05  Acceptance of service by lawyer
 (1) A lawyer may accept service of a document for a person in criminal proceedings if:
 (a) the lawyer has authority to accept service of the document, or documents of that kind, for the person; and
 (b) the lawyer endorses a note on a copy of the document that the lawyer accepts service of the document for the person.
 (2)