Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04041:section:1990:p62
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04041
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 1990 (pt 62/212)
Character Range: 164585–167264

and words in the plural number include the singular.

Production of records kept in computers etc.

"109s. Where a person who keeps a record of information by means of a mechanical, electronic or other device is required by or under this Law:

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     (a) to produce the information or a document containing the information to a court, tribunal or person; or

     (b) to make a document containing the information available for inspection by a court, tribunal or person;

then, unless the court, tribunal or person otherwise directs:

     (c) the requirement is taken to oblige the person to produce or make available for inspection, as the case may be, a writing that reproduces the information in a form capable of being understood by the court, tribunal or person; and

     (d) the production of such a writing to the court, tribunal or person constitutes compliance with the requirement.

Change of name of body or office

  "109t. Where:

     (a) the name of a body is changed by law (whether or not the body is incorporated); or

  (b) the name of an office is changed by law;

then, a reference in this Law to the body or office under the former name, except in relation to matters that occurred before the change took effect, is taken as a reference to the body or office under the new name.

Compliance with forms

"109u. Where this Law prescribes a form, strict compliance with the form is not required and substantial compliance is sufficient.

Content of statements of reasons for decisions

"109v. Where this Law requires a tribunal, body or person making a decision to give written reasons for the decision, whether the expression 'reasons', 'grounds' or any other expression is used, the instrument giving the reasons must also:

  (a) set out the findings on material questions of fact; and

     (b) refer to the evidence or other material on which those findings were based.

Attainment of particular age

"109w. For the purposes of this Law, the time at which a person attains a particular age expressed in years is the commencement of the relevant anniversary of the date of the birth of that person.

Service of documents

"109x. (1) For the purposes of any provision of this Law that requires or permits a document to be served on a person, whether the expression 'serve', 'give' or 'send' or any other expression is used, the document may be served:

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   (a) on a natural person:

       (i) by delivering it to the person personally; or

         (ii) by leaving it at, or by sending it by post to, the address of the place of residence or business of the person last known to the person serving the document;