Maintenance of Racial Harmony (Service of Documents) Regulations 2026 · reg 7

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—(1) In addition, a document to be served on a person (X) may be served —(a)by sending it by email to X’s last email address;(b)by sending an electronic notice to X using X’s chosen means of notification, stating —(i)that the document is available; and(ii)how X may use X’s chosen means of access to access the document’s contents; or(c)if the Minister or the competent authority is serving the document on X and X’s name cannot be ascertained despite the exercise of reasonable diligence —(i)by posting the document on a website maintained by the competent authority and specified by the Minister for this purpose; or(ii)by sending an electronic copy of the document to an account on social media associated with X, if the account provides a mechanism for X to receive electronic communications in that account.(2) However, a method of service mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) or (b) may only be used if X gives prior written consent for service by that method.
In addition, a document to be served on a person (X) may be served —(a)by sending it by email to X’s last email address;(b)by sending an electronic notice to X using X’s chosen means of notification, stating —(i)that the document is available; and(ii)how X may use X’s chosen means of access to access the document’s contents; or(c)if the Minister or the competent authority is serving the document on X and X’s name cannot be ascertained despite the exercise of reasonable diligence —(i)by posting the document on a website maintained by the competent authority and specified by the Minister for this purpose; or(ii)by sending an electronic copy of the document to an account on social media associated with X, if the account provides a mechanism for X to receive electronic communications in that account.
However, a method of service mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) or (b) may only be used if X gives prior written consent for service by that method.

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reg 7Additional modes of service of document

(1)

In addition, a document to be served on a person (X) may be served —

(a)

by sending it by email to X’s last email address;

(b)

by sending an electronic notice to X using X’s chosen means of notification, stating —

(i)

that the document is available; and

(ii)

how X may use X’s chosen means of access to access the document’s contents; or

(c)

if the Minister or the competent authority is serving the document on X and X’s name cannot be ascertained despite the exercise of reasonable diligence —

(i)

by posting the document on a website maintained by the competent authority and specified by the Minister for this purpose; or

(ii)

by sending an electronic copy of the document to an account on social media associated with X, if the account provides a mechanism for X to receive electronic communications in that account.

(2)

However, a method of service mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) or (b) may only be used if X gives prior written consent for service by that method.

Subregulation 1

In addition, a document to be served on a person (X) may be served —

(a)

by sending it by email to X’s last email address;

(b)

by sending an electronic notice to X using X’s chosen means of notification, stating —

(i)

that the document is available; and

(ii)

how X may use X’s chosen means of access to access the document’s contents; or

(c)

if the Minister or the competent authority is serving the document on X and X’s name cannot be ascertained despite the exercise of reasonable diligence —

(i)

by posting the document on a website maintained by the competent authority and specified by the Minister for this purpose; or

(ii)

by sending an electronic copy of the document to an account on social media associated with X, if the account provides a mechanism for X to receive electronic communications in that account.

Subregulation 2

However, a method of service mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) or (b) may only be used if X gives prior written consent for service by that method.