Commonwealth Numbered Acts

CHILD SUPPORT ACT 1988 No. 3 of 1988 - SECT 62

62. (1) The person who is, from time to time, the public officer of a company
for the purposes of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 is the public officer
of the company for the purposes of this Act, and the address for service of
the public officer under that Act is the address for service under this Act.

(2) Service of any document or requisition at the address for service of the
public officer, or on the public officer, is sufficient service on the company
for the purposes of this Act, but, if at any time there is not a public
officer of the company, service on any person acting or appearing to act in
the business of the company is sufficient.

(3) The public officer is answerable for the doing of all acts required to be
done by the company under this Act, and in case of default is liable to the
same penalties.

(4) Everything done by the public officer that the public officer is required
to do in that capacity shall be deemed to have been done by the company.

(5) If, at any time, there is not a public officer of the company, this Act
applies in relation to the company as if there were no requirement to appoint
a public officer of the company.

(6) Any proceedings under this Act (including proceedings for an offence
against this Act) taken against the public officer shall be deemed to have
been taken against the company, and the company is liable jointly with the
public officer for any penalty imposed on the public officer.

(7) Notwithstanding subsections (1) to (6) (inclusive) and without affecting
any of the obligations and liabilities of the public officer, any notice,
process or proceeding that under this Act may be given to, served on or taken
against the company or public officer may, if the Registrar thinks fit, be
given to, served on or taken against any director, secretary or other officer
of the company or any attorney or agent of the company, and the director,
secretary, officer, attorney or agent has the same liability in relation to
the notice, process or proceeding as the company or public officer would have
had if it had been given to, served on or taken against the company or public
officer.