Overseas Investment Act 2005

Consent and conditions regime - Enforcement - Giving, providing, or serving notices or documents

55: Non-appearance not ground for court to refuse order under Act if person served in accordance with section 54A

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"The court can still make a decision even if you don't show up, if you got proper notice."

If you are in court for something related to the Overseas Investment Act 2005, the court can make an order under sections 47 to 51 even if you do not appear. The court will do this if they are satisfied that you were given the proper notice as outlined in section 54A. You will have been served in accordance with the rules if the court is satisfied with how the notice was given to you.

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Part 2Consent and conditions regime
Enforcement: Giving, providing, or serving notices or documents

55Non-appearance not ground for court to refuse order under Act if person served in accordance with section 54A

  1. The court must not refuse to make an order under sections 47 to 51 on the ground that a person has not appeared or otherwise taken part in the proceeding if the court is satisfied that the proceeding has been served in accordance with section 54A.

Notes
  • Section 55: replaced, on , by section 45 of the Overseas Investment Amendment Act 2018 (2018 No 25).