ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS TRIBUNAL REGULATIONS 1976 (REPEALED)
REGULATION 18A
SERVICE OF DOCUMENTS
18A(1)
In this regulation:
(a) a notice (other than a notice referred to in section 67A of the Act); and
(b) a statement.
18A(2)
A document may be served:
(a) by personal service in the way set out in subregulation (3), (4), (5) or (6), as the case requires; or
(b) by post in the way set out in subregulation (7).
18A(3)
A document may be served on an individual by handing a copy of it to him or her, or putting it down in his or her presence, and telling him or her its general nature.
18A(4)
If the person to be served has lodged an address for service, a document may be served by handing a copy of it to a person at that address who:
(a) is apparently of the age of 16 years or over; and
(b) apparently lives at, or works at, that address.
18A(5)
A document may be served on an individual who has not lodged an address for service at his or her residential or business address last known to the person serving the document, by handing a copy of the document to a person who:
(a) is apparently of the age of 16 years or over; and
(b) apparently lives at, or works at, that address.
18A(6)
A document may be served on a corporation that has not lodged an address for service at its registered office, by handing a copy of the document to a person who:
(a) is apparently of the age of 16 years or over; and
(b) apparently lives at, or works at, the address of that office.
18A(7)
A document may be served on a person by post by enclosing it in a prepaid letter addressed to the person at the address that is the person ' s address for service under regulation 18 or, if the person has not lodged an address for service under that regulation, at:
(a) in the case of an individual - his or her residential or business address last known to the person posting the document; or
(b) in the case of a corporation - its registered office.
18A(8)
If a document is served by post in accordance with subregulation (7), it is taken to be served on the day it is posted.
In this regulation:
(a) a notice (other than a notice referred to in section 67A of the Act); and
(b) a statement.
18A(2)
A document may be served:
(a) by personal service in the way set out in subregulation (3), (4), (5) or (6), as the case requires; or
(b) by post in the way set out in subregulation (7).
18A(3)
A document may be served on an individual by handing a copy of it to him or her, or putting it down in his or her presence, and telling him or her its general nature.
18A(4)
If the person to be served has lodged an address for service, a document may be served by handing a copy of it to a person at that address who:
(a) is apparently of the age of 16 years or over; and
(b) apparently lives at, or works at, that address.
18A(5)
A document may be served on an individual who has not lodged an address for service at his or her residential or business address last known to the person serving the document, by handing a copy of the document to a person who:
(a) is apparently of the age of 16 years or over; and
(b) apparently lives at, or works at, that address.
18A(6)
A document may be served on a corporation that has not lodged an address for service at its registered office, by handing a copy of the document to a person who:
(a) is apparently of the age of 16 years or over; and
(b) apparently lives at, or works at, the address of that office.
18A(7)
A document may be served on a person by post by enclosing it in a prepaid letter addressed to the person at the address that is the person ' s address for service under regulation 18 or, if the person has not lodged an address for service under that regulation, at:
(a) in the case of an individual - his or her residential or business address last known to the person posting the document; or
(b) in the case of a corporation - its registered office.
18A(8)
If a document is served by post in accordance with subregulation (7), it is taken to be served on the day it is posted.
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