Queensland Consolidated Acts

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (PASSENGER TRANSPORT) ACT 1994 - SECT 129ZZH

129ZZH Service of documents

(1) This section applies if a provision of this part requires a respondent to be served with a document.

(2) The document must be served personally on the respondent.

(3) However, if, despite reasonable attempts being made, a document is unable to be personally served on a respondent, an authorised person may apply to the Magistrates Court to authorise substituted service under subsection (4) .

(4) If it appears to the court that it is not reasonably practicable to serve the document personally on the respondent, the court may authorise another way of serving it (
"substituted service" ).

Example of substituted service—

by personal service of the document on a relative, guardian or other person with whom the respondent is known to associate

(5) When serving a document that requires the appearance of a respondent in a court, the person serving the document must explain the contents of the document to the respondent in language likely to be understood by the respondent, having regard, for example, to the respondent’s age and cultural, educational and social background.