Victorian Numbered Regulations Victorian Numbered Regulations(1) Section 18A of the Ombudsman Act 1973 applies as if, for subsections (2) and (3) of that section there were substituted—
"(2) A witness summons directed to a natural person must be served by—
(a) serving a copy of the summons on the person personally; or
(b) sending by registered post a copy of the summons addressed to that person at the person's last known place of residence or business; or
(c) delivering a copy of the summons to the person by means of electronic communication that is confirmed as having been received by the person; or
(d) sending by registered post a copy of the summons, addressed to the person's authorised legal representative, to the place of business of the person's authorised legal representative; or
(e) leaving a copy of the summons for that person—
(i) at the place of business of the person's authorised legal representative; and
(ii) with a person who apparently works there and who is apparently not less than 18 years of age; or
(f) delivering a copy of the summons, addressed to the person's authorised legal representative, to the person's authorised legal representative personally; or
(g) delivering a copy of the summons to the person's authorised legal representative by means of an electronic communication that is confirmed as having been received by the person's authorised legal representative.
(3) A witness summons directed to a body corporate must be served by—
(a) leaving a copy of the document at the registered office or principal place of business of the body corporate with a person apparently employed at that office or place and who is apparently at least 18 years of age; or
(b) sending by registered post a copy of the document addressed to that body corporate at the registered office or principal place of business of the body corporate; or
(c) delivering a copy of the document to the body corporate by means of an electronic communication that is confirmed as having been received by the body corporate.
(4) For the purposes of subsection (2), a person may deliver a copy of a document to another person personally by placing a copy of the document on a surface in the presence of another person.
(5) For the purposes of subsections (2)(c) and (g) and (3)(c), the receipt of a document may be confirmed by any form of electronic communication.".
(2) Section 18A of the Ombudsman Act 1973 , as applied by subregulation (1) to the service of a witness summons on a natural person or body corporate, applies to any reference to the service of documents in sections 26C(8) or 26D(4) of that Act.
Division 3—Attendance