New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT 2000

- As at 29 November 2006
- Act 8 of 2000

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Object
   4.      Simplified outline
   5.      Interpretation
   6.      Crown to be bound

   PART 2 - APPLICATION OF LEGAL REQUIREMENTS TO ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS

           Division 1 - General rule about validity of transactions for the purposes of laws of this jurisdiction

   7.      Validity of electronic transactions

           Division 2 - Requirements under laws of this jurisdiction

   8.      Writing
   9.      Signatures
   10.     Production of document
   11.     Retention of information and documents
   12.     Exemptions from this Division

           Division 3 - Other provisions relating to laws of this jurisdiction

   13.     Time and place of dispatch and receipt of electronic communications
   14.     Attribution of electronic communications

   PART 2A - COURTS ADMINISTRATION

   14A.    Definitions
   14B.    Establishment of ECM system
   14C.    Authorisation of use of ECM system in relation to courts
   14D.    Requirements for writing
   14E.    Requirements for signatures or seals
   14F.    Requirements for original or certified documents
   14G.    Requirements as to multiple copies
   14H.    Status of documents created by ECM system
   14I.    Use of ECM system for the conduct of certain hearings
   14J.    Misdirected initiating process
   14K.    Uniform time
   14L.    Exclusion of liability for disclosures by means of ECM system
   14M.    Electronic service of documents
   14N.    Powers to make rules of court and regulations
   14O.    Savings and transitional regulations
   14P.    Proceedings originating in non-ECM courts
   14Q.    Proceedings on application for assessment of bill of costs
   14R.    Part 2 excluded

   PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS

   15.     Regulations