Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L01763:reg:14
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L01763
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 14
Character Range: 8471–10592

14  Notices
 (1) This section sets out:
 (a) methods for giving a notice required or permitted to be given to a person under the Act or this instrument; and
 (b) the time at which the person is taken to have received the notice.

Given personally
 (2) The notice may be given to the person:
 (a) at the last address notified to the Minister for the purpose of receiving notices, permits and approvals; and
 (b) by a person authorised by the Minister for the purposes of this subsection; and
 (c) either:
 (i) by giving it 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) If the notice is given under subsection (2), the person is taken to have received the notice at the time at which it is given.

Sent by mail
 (4) The notice may be posted to the person at the postal address last notified to the Minister for the purposes of receiving notices.
 (5) If the notice is given under subsection (4), the person is taken to have received the notice:
 (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 in the place of the address to which it was sent.

Faxed, emailed or sent by other electronic means
 (6) If the person has notified to the Minister a fax number, email address 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 Minister for that purpose; or
 (b) sent to the person at the email address last notified to the Minister for that purpose; or
 (c) sent to the person by any other electronic means to the electronic address last notified to the Minister for that purpose.
 (7) If the notice is given under subsection (6), the person is taken to have received the notice at the end of the day (in the person's location) on which it was sent or, if that day is not a business day, at the end of the next following business day.