Part 9Miscellaneous provisions
164AProcedure for giving directions or making requirements
A direction may be given or a requirement made under this Act by a written notice delivered—
- to a natural person,—
- by delivering the notice to the person; or
- by delivering the notice to the person's usual or last known place of residence or business; or
- by sending the notice by pre-paid post to the person at the usual or last known place of residence or business of the person; or
- by sending the notice by fax or email to the person's fax number or email address:
- by delivering the notice to the person; or
- to a body (whether incorporated or not),—
- by delivering the notice to an officer of the body; or
- by delivering the notice to the usual or last known place of residence or business of an officer of the body; or
- by sending the notice by pre-paid post to an officer of the body at the usual or last known place of residence or business of that person; or
- by delivery of the notice to the registered office of the body; or
- by sending the notice by pre-paid post addressed to the body at the registered office of the body; or
- by sending the notice by fax or email to the fax number or email address of the body's registered office:
- by delivering the notice to an officer of the body; or
- to a partnership,—
- by delivering the notice to any one of the partners; or
- by delivering the notice to the usual or last known place of residence or business of any one of the partners; or
- by sending the notice by pre-paid post to any one of the partners at the usual or last known place of residence or business of that person; or
- by delivery of the notice to the usual or last known place of business of the partnership; or
- by sending the notice by pre-paid post addressed to the usual or last known place of business of the partnership; or
- by sending the notice by fax or email to the partnership's fax number or email address:
- by delivering the notice to any one of the partners; or
- to a Minister of the Crown,—
- by personal delivery to the chief executive of the appropriate department; or
- by delivery to the head office of the appropriate department; or
- by sending the notice by pre-paid post addressed to the head office of the appropriate department; or
- by sending the notice by fax or email to the fax number or email address of the head office of the appropriate department.
- by personal delivery to the chief executive of the appropriate department; or
Where reasonable attempts have been made to find the occupier of a place and no occupier can be found, a written notice under this section may be delivered to the occupier of that place by affixing the notice in some conspicuous location in or on the place.
Where a written notice is delivered in accordance with this section by post, the direction or requirement contained in the notice is deemed to be given or made at the time at which the notice would have been delivered in the ordinary course of the post in the absence of evidence to the contrary.
Notes
- Section 164A: inserted, on , by section 107 of the Biosecurity Amendment Act 1997 (1997 No 89).
- Section 164A(1)(a)(iv): amended, on , by section 76(1) of the Biosecurity Law Reform Act 2012 (2012 No 73).
- Section 164A(1)(b)(vi): amended, on , by section 76(2) of the Biosecurity Law Reform Act 2012 (2012 No 73).
- Section 164A(1)(c)(vi): amended, on , by section 76(3) of the Biosecurity Law Reform Act 2012 (2012 No 73).
- Section 164A(1)(d)(iv): amended, on , by section 76(4) of the Biosecurity Law Reform Act 2012 (2012 No 73).