Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00189:reg:13eg
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00189
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 13EG
Character Range: 114004–116054

13EG  Notification of decisions—service and receipt

Scope
 (1) This regulation sets out:
 (a) methods for giving a notice to a person under this Division; and
 (b) the time at which a person is taken to have received a notice given under this Division.

Given personally
 (2) The notice may be given to the person:
 (a) at the last address notified to the Defence Minister for the purpose of receiving notices; and
 (b) by a person authorised by the Defence Minister for the purposes of this subregulation; and
 (c) either:
 (i) by giving it directly to the person; or
 (ii) by giving it to another person who appears to work at that address in a management or executive position.
 (3) The person is taken to have received the notice under subregulation (2) at the time it is given under paragraph (2)(c).

Sent by mail
 (4) The notice may be posted to the person at the postal address last notified to the Defence Minister for the purpose of receiving notices.
 (5) The person is taken to have received the notice under subregulation (4):
 (a) if the notice was posted from a place in Australia to an address in Australia—7 business days after the date of the notice, in the place of the address to which it was sent; or
 (b) if paragraph (a) does not apply—21 days after the date of the notice.

Electronic notice
 (6) If the person has notified to the Defence Minister an email address, fax number or other electronic address, for the purpose of receiving notices, the notice may be:
 (a) faxed to the person at the fax number last notified to the Defence Minister for that purpose; or
 (b) sent to the person at the email address last notified to the Defence Minister for that purpose; or
 (c) sent to the person by any other electronic means to the electronic address last notified to the Defence Minister for that purpose.
 (7) The person is taken to have received the notice under subregulation (6) at the end of the day (in the person's location) that it was sent or, if that day is not a business day, at the end of the next business day.