Victorian Current Acts

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2004 - SECT 64

    (1)     A provisional improvement notice, or notice given by an inspector under section 63(3)(b), may be issued or given to a person by—

        (a)     delivering it personally to the person or sending it by post or facsimile to the person's usual or last known place of residence or business; or

        (b)     leaving it for the person at the person's usual or last known place of residence or business with a person who is apparently over 16 years and who apparently resides or works there; or

S. 64(1)(c) amended by No. 48/2017 s. 14(1).

        (c)     leaving it for the person at the workplace to which the notice relates with a person who is apparently over 16 years and who is apparently the occupier for the time being of the workplace; or

S. 64(1)(d) inserted by No. 48/2017 s. 14(2), amended by No. 36/2021 s. 16(2).

        (d)     if the person to whom the notice is to be issued or given is not a body corporate, sending it by electronic communication to the person at the person's usual or last known electronic address; or

S. 64(1)(e) inserted by No. 48/2017 s. 14(2).

        (e)     if the person is an employer registered under section 434 of the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013 , sending it by post or electronic communication to the last address for service shown on a communication from the employer to the Authority.

S. 64(2) inserted by No. 48/2017 s. 14(3), substituted by No. 36/2021 s. 16(3).

    (2)     In addition to subsection (1), if the person to whom a notice is to be issued or given is a body corporate, the notice may be issued or given by—

        (a)     delivering it personally to the head office, registered office or principal place of business of the body corporate; or

        (b)     sending it by post to the head office, registered office or principal place of business of the body corporate; or

        (c)     sending it by electronic communication to an employee, agent or officer of the body corporate.

S. 64(3) inserted by No. 48/2017 s. 14(3), amended by No. 49/2018 s. 20(1).

    (3)     Subject to subsection (4), this section is in addition to, and not in derogation from, the  Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984 , the  Electronic Transactions (Victoria)
Act 2000 and sections 109X and 601CX of the Corporations Act.

S. 64(4) inserted by No. 49/2018 s. 20(2), amended by No. 36/2021 s. 16(4).

    (4)     Section 8(1) and (2) of the Electronic Transactions (Victoria) Act 2000 do not apply to the issue or giving of a notice by electronic communication under this section.