New Zealand Acts

LEGISLATION ACT 2019 - SECT 17

17 When sending by post is taken as done

1 This section applies to legislation that authorises or requires a document to be sent by post (whether the expression serve, give, or send, or any other expression, is used).

2 The document is taken to be sent if it is properly addressed, prepaid, and posted as a postal article.

3 The document is taken to be received at the time at which it would be delivered in the ordinary course of post.

4 However, subsection (2) or (3) does not apply if the contrary is proved.

5 See also Part 4 of the Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017 , which provides for the deemed timing and receipt of electronic communications.

Note: Acts Interpretation Act 1901 s 29 (Aust); Interpretation Act 1978 s 7 (UK)