New Zealand Legislation: Regulations

6 Notices, etc, under these rules: how they may be sent, and when they are presumed to have been received

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

  (2) Every notice, advice, or other communication under these rules must, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, 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 day 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.