Common use of Effective on receipt Clause in Contracts

Effective on receipt. A notice given in accordance with clause 20.1 takes effect when it is taken to be received (or at a later time specified in it), and is taken to be received: (a) if hand delivered, on delivery; (b) if sent by prepaid post: (i) on the second Business Day after the date of posting if sent to or from an Australian capital city from the same or another capital city; (ii) on the fourth Business Day after the date of posting if not sent to or from an Australian capital city; or (iii) on the seventh Business Day after the date of posting if posted to or from a place outside Australia; or (c) if sent by Electronic Communication, at the time that would be the time of receipt under the Electronic Transactions Act 1999 (Cth), but if the delivery, receipt or transmission is not on a Business Day or is after 5.00pm on a Business Day, the notice is taken to be received at 9.00am on the next Business Day.