New Zealand Legislation: Regulations

5 Presumption about how and when notices, etc, sent and received

• (1) A notice, advice, or other communication that is sent to a person under these rules may be sent by post, fax, or email.

  (2) Subject to evidence to the contrary, every notice, advice, or other communication under these rules is to be treated,—

  • (a) if posted,—

    • (i) as having been sent on the day on which it was dated; and

    • (ii) as having been received by the person to whom it was sent 2 working days after the date on which it was sent or, if sent to or from a place outside New Zealand, 10 working days after the date on which it was sent; and

  • (b) if faxed or emailed,—

    • (i) as having been sent on the day on which it was in fact sent; and

    • (ii) as having been received by the person to whom it was sent on the next working day after the date on which it was sent.