Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Regulations

4 (1) Where a document is required by these Regulations to be served, the service may be effected

• (a) by personal service or, if the person to be served cannot be found, by leaving the document with a person who appears to be of at least 16 years of age and resident or employed at the premises located at the address for service or principal office of the person to be served as stated in any application, intervention, reply or other document in the proceeding or at the person’s last known or usual address;

• (b) by registered mail addressed to the person to be served at the person’s address for service or the person’s principal office as stated in any application, intervention, reply or other document in the proceeding or at the person’s last known or usual address; or

• (c) where service cannot be expeditiously effected under paragraph (a) or (b), by communicating to the person to be served the contents of the document in such manner as the Board may direct.

(2) Where a hearing is to be held, service of the notice of hearing in Form 1 shall be effected at least five days before the day fixed for the hearing.

(3) Where a person is served with a notice of hearing referred to in subsection (2) and fails to attend the hearing or at any continuation thereof, the hearing may proceed and the matter be disposed of without further notice to that person.