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Customer and Product Data Bill

Administrative matters - Miscellaneous

139: Notices

You could also call this:

“How the government sends you important messages about this law”

The proposed law says that if the chief executive needs to send you a notice for certain parts of this law, they need to do it in a specific way. The notice must be written down, not just spoken. They also have to send it to you using the method described in another part of the law.

The law also says that if you see a document that looks like it’s signed by the chief executive or someone acting for them, you should assume it’s real and properly signed. However, if you can prove it’s not real, then the document won’t be treated as official.

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Part 5 Administrative matters
Miscellaneous

139Notices

  1. A notice served by the chief executive for the purposes of section 29 or 54 is sufficiently served if it is—

  2. in writing; and
    1. served in accordance with section 140.

      1. All documents purporting to be signed by or on behalf of the chief executive must, in all courts and in all proceedings under this Act, be treated as having been so signed with due authority unless the contrary is proved.