New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT 2000 - SECT 14N

14N Powers to make rules of court and regulations

(1) In the case of an ECM court whose practice and procedure are governed by rules of court, the powers of the person or body by whom such rules are made include a power to make rules, not inconsistent with this Part, with respect to ECM matters.

(2) In the case of an ECM court whose practice and procedure are governed by regulations, the powers of the person or body by whom such regulations are made include a power to make regulations, not inconsistent with this Part, with respect to the ECM matters.

(3) The following matters are "ECM matters" for the purposes of this section:

(a) the kinds of proceedings in respect of which the ECM system may or must be used in relation to a court,

(b) the kinds of documents that may or must be filed in a court by means of the ECM system,

(c) the kinds of documents that may or must be issued by a court by means of the ECM system,

(d) the practice and procedure to be followed in connection with:

(i) documents that are filed in a court, or issued by a court, by means of the ECM system, and

(ii) the conduct of hearings by electronic communication sent by means of the ECM system,

(e) the persons to whom, the circumstances in which and the conditions on which access may be given to information contained on the ECM system in relation to the court and proceedings before a court,

(f) any other matter with respect to the operation, use or control of the ECM system in relation to a court and proceedings before a court.