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Part 6Miscellaneous provisions
Provisions relating to infringement offences

279How infringement notice may be served

  1. An infringement notice may be served on the person who the Bank believes is committing or has committed the infringement offence by—

  2. delivering it to the person or, if the person refuses to accept it, bringing it to the person’s notice; or
    1. leaving it for the person at the person’s last known place of residence with another person who appears to be of or over the age of 14 years; or
      1. leaving it for the person at the person’s place of business or work with another person; or
        1. sending it to the person by prepaid post addressed to the person’s last known place of residence or place of business or work; or
          1. sending it to an electronic address of the person in any case where the person does not have a known place of residence or business in New Zealand.

            1. Unless the contrary is shown,—

            2. an infringement notice (or a copy of it) sent by prepaid post to a person under subsection (1) is to be treated as having been served on that person on the fifth working day after the date on which it was posted:
              1. an infringement notice sent to a valid electronic address is to be treated as having been served at the time the electronic communication first enters an information system that is outside the control of the Bank.