Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

YEAR 2000 INFORMATION DISCLOSURE ACT 1999 - SECT 16

(1)

The rule in section 15 does not apply to a contract unless:

(a)

a party to the contract is:

(i)

a constitutional corporation; or

(ii)

the Commonwealth; or

(iii)

an authority of the Commonwealth; or

(b)

the contract was made in the course of, or in relation to, trade or commerce:

(i)

between Australia and places outside Australia; or

(ii)

among the States; or

(iii)

within a Territory, between a State and a Territory or between 2 Territories; or

(iv)

by way of the supply of goods or services to the Commonwealth or an authority of the Commonwealth; or

(c)

the contract was made in a Territory; or

(d)

the contract was:

(i)

made by post or other like service; or

(ii)

made by way of one or more electronic communications of writing.

(2)

In this section: