Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) If a provision of this Part requires or permits the Migration Agents Registration Authority to give a notice to a person (the recipient ):
(a) the Authority must give the notice to the recipient by 1 of the 4 methods set out in the following table; and
(b) the time at which the recipient is taken to have been given the notice is the time set out in the table.
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Giving of notices under this Part |
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Item |
Methods of giving notices |
Timing rule |
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1 |
Handing the notice to the recipient |
When it is handed to the recipient |
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2 |
Handing the notice to another person who: (a) is at the last residential or business address provided to the Authority by the recipient for the purposes of receiving notices; and (b) appears to live there (in the case of a residential address) or work there (in the case of a business address); and (c) appears to be at least 16 years of age |
When it is handed to the other person |
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3 |
Dating the notice, and then dispatching it: (a) within 3 working days (in the place of dispatch) of the date of the notice; and (b) by prepaid post or by other prepaid means; and (c) to: (i) the last address for service provided to the Authority by the recipient for the purposes of receiving notices; or (ii) the last residential or business address provided to the Authority by the recipient for the purposes of receiving notices |
(a) if the notice was dispatched from a place in Australia to an address in Australia--7 working days (in the place of that address) after the date of the notice; or (b) in any other case--21 days after the date of the notice |
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4 |
Transmitting the notice by: (a) fax; or (b) e-mail; or (c) other electronic means; to the last fax number, e-mail address or other electronic address, as the case may be, provided to the Authority by the recipient for the purposes of receiving notices |
At the end of the day on which the notice is transmitted |
(2) This section has effect despite any provision in the Electronic Transactions Act 1999 .
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