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(c) it is not the residential address of the individual; and
(d) it is located in the same jurisdiction as the individual’s residential address.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2)—

(a) an individual who wishes to maintain an alternate address must lodge an application with the Registrar;
(b) an individual may not maintain more than one alternate address at any one time;
(c) an individual who wishes to cease to maintain an alternate address must lodge a notice of withdrawal with the Registrar; and
(d) an individual who wishes to change his or her alternate address must lodge a notice of change with the Registrar.

(4) An application to maintain an alternate address, and the lodgment of a notice of withdrawal or change of an alternate address, are subject to the payment of such fees as may be prescribed.

(5) Subsection (1) applies from the time at which the Registrar accepts an application to maintain an alternate address referred to in subsection (3)(a).

(6) An individual who maintains an alternate address under subsection (2) must ensure that the individual can be located at that address.

(7) An individual who fails to comply with subsection (6) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.

(8) Despite subsection (1), the Registrar may disclose and make available for public inspection the particulars of an individual’s residential address despite the maintenance of an alternate address under subsection (2) if—

(a) communications sent by the Registrar under this Act, or by any officer of the Authority under any ACRA administered Act, to the individual at the individual’s alternate address and