Resource Management Act 1991

352 Service of documents

• (1) Where a notice or other document is to be served on a person for the purposes of this Act, it may be served—

  • (a) by delivering it personally to the person (other than a Minister of the Crown); or

  • (b) by delivering it at the usual or last known place of residence or business of the person; or

  • (c) by sending it by pre-paid post addressed to the person at the usual or last known place of residence or business of the person; or

  • (ca) [Repealed]

  • (d) by posting it to the Post Office box address that the person has specified as an address for service; or

  • (e) by leaving it at a document exchange for direction to the document exchange box number that the person has specified as an address for service; or

  • (f) by sending it to the fax number that the person has specified as an address for service; or

  • (g) by sending it to the email address that the person has specified as an address for service; or

  • (h) by serving it in the manner that the Environment Court directs in the particular case.

  (2) Where a notice or other document is to be served on a Minister of the Crown for the purposes of this Act, service on the chief executive of the appropriate department of the Public Service in accordance with subsection (1) shall be deemed to be service on the Minister.

  (3) Where a notice or other document is to be served on a body (whether incorporated or not) for the purposes of this Act, service on an officer of the body, or on the registered office of the body, in accordance with subsection (1) shall be deemed to be service on the body.

  (4) Where a notice or other document is to be served on a partnership for the purposes of this Act, service on any one of the partners in accordance with subsections (1) and (3) shall be deemed to be service on the partnership.

  (4A) Despite subsection (1), if a notice or other document is to be served on a Crown organisation for the purposes of this Act, it may be served—

  • (a) by delivering it at the organisation's head office or principal place of business; or

  • (b) by sending it to the fax number or email address that the organisation has specified for its head office or principal place of business; or

  • (c) by a method agreed between the organisation and the person serving the notice or document.

  (5) Where a notice or other document is sent by post to a person in accordance with subsection (1)(c) or (d), it shall be deemed, in the absence of proof to the contrary, to be received by the person at the time at which the letter would have been delivered in the ordinary course of the post.

  Section 352(1)(b): amended, on 1 October 2009, by section 141(1) of the Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 31).

  Section 352(1)(ca): repealed, on 1 October 2009, by section 141(2) of the Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 31).

  Section 352(1)(d): substituted, on 1 October 2009, by section 141(2) of the Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 31).

  Section 352(1)(e): added, on 1 October 2009, by section 141(2) of the Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 31).

  Section 352(1)(f): added, on 1 October 2009, by section 141(2) of the Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 31).

  Section 352(1)(g): added, on 1 October 2009, by section 141(2) of the Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 31).

  Section 352(1)(h): added, on 1 October 2009, by section 141(2) of the Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 31).

  Section 352(4A): inserted, on 1 October 2009, by section 141(3) of the Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 31).

  Section 352(5): amended, on 1 October 2009, by section 141(4) of the Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 31).

  Section 352(5): amended, on 7 July 1993, by section 157(2) of the Resource Management Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 65).