Section 81 of the Principal Act is amended as follows:

(a) by inserting the following subparagraph after subparagraph (ii) in subsection (1)(a) :

(iia) sent electronically to, and received at, an electronic address that has been indicated by the person, in electronic or other correspondence to the person sending or giving the notice or other document, to be the electronic address to which a notice, or other document, may be served, or given, electronically, whether or not the person has consented to the sending or giving of any notices, or such notices, under this Act, to that address; or

(b) by inserting the following subparagraph after subparagraph (i) in subsection (1)(b) :

(ia) sent electronically to, and received at, an electronic address that has been indicated by the person, in electronic or other correspondence to the person sending or giving the notice or other document, to be the electronic address to which a notice, or other document, may be served, or given, electronically, whether or not the person has consented to the sending or giving of any notices, or such notices, under this Act, to that address; or

(c) by inserting the following subparagraph after subparagraph (i) in subsection (2)(a) :

(ia) subject to subsection (4) , sending it to an electronic address that is indicated, on correspondence from the Secretary to the person serving or giving the notice or other document, to be the address of the Secretary to which a notice, or other document, under this Act to the Crown or the Minister, may be served, or given, electronically; or

(d) by inserting the following subparagraph after subparagraph (ii) in subsection (2)(b) :

(iia) subject to subsection (4) , sending it to an electronic address that has been indicated, in correspondence sent by the acquiring authority to the person serving or giving the notice or other document, to be the address of the acquiring authority to which a notice, or other document, under this Act, to the acquiring authority is to be served, or given, electronically; or

(e) by inserting the following subsections after subsection (3) :

(4)  Subsection (2)(a)(ia) and subsection (2)(b)(iia) do not apply in relation to a notice under section 7G(6) or section 25(1) .

(5)  A notice or other document served, given or provided under this Act by sending it electronically to an electronic address is served, given or provided, respectively, at the time at which it reaches the electronic address and is capable of being read at that address.