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ELECTRONIC CONVEYANCING ACT 2014

Table of Provisions

PART 1 -- Preliminary  

  • 1 Short title
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  • 2 Commencement
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  • 3 Terms used
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  • 4 Interpretation generally
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  • 5 Exclusion of interpretation legislation of this jurisdiction
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  • 6A Numbering
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  • 6 Purpose
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  • 7A Act binds the State

PART 2 -- Electronic conveyancing

Division 1 -- Electronic lodgment  

  • 7 Documents may be lodged electronically (cf. ECNL s. 7)
  •   8. Registrar, Commissioner or Authority to process documents lodged electronically (cf. ECNL s. 8)   9. Status of electronic registry instruments (cf. ECNL s. 9)

Division 2 -- Client authorisations and digital signatures

Subdivision 1 -- Client authorisations  
  • 10 Client authorisations (cf. ECNL s. 10)
  •   11. Effect of client authorisation (cf. ECNL s. 11) Subdivision 2 -- Digital signatures  
  • 12 Reliance on, and repudiation of, digital signatures (cf. ECNL s. 12)

PART 3 -- Electronic Lodgment Networks

Division 1 -- Preliminary  

  • 13 Electronic Lodgment Network (cf. ECNL s. 13)

Division 2 -- Operation of Electronic Lodgment Networks  

  • 14 Authority may provide and operate ELN (cf. ECNL s. 14)
  •   15. Authority may approve ELNO to provide and operate ELN (cf. ECNL s. 15)   16. Conditions of approval as ELNO (cf. ECNL s. 16)   17. Effect of approval as ELNO (cf. ECNL s. 17)   18. ELNO required to comply with operating requirements (cf. ECNL s. 18)   19. Renewal of approval as ELNO (cf. ECNL s. 19)   20. Revocation or suspension of approval as ELNO (cf. ECNL s. 20)   21. Monitoring of activities in ELN (cf. ECNL s. 21)

Division 3 -- Operating requirements and participation rules  

  • 22 Operating requirements for ELNOs (cf. ECNL s. 22)
  •   23. Participation rules (cf. ECNL s. 23)   24. Registrar to have regard to nationally agreed model operating requirements and participation rules (cf. ECNL s. 24)   25. Publication of operating requirements and participation rules (cf. ECNL s. 25)   26. Subscribers required to comply with participation rules (cf. ECNL s. 26)   27. Waiving compliance with operating requirements or participation rules (cf. ECNL s. 27)

Division 4 -- Appeals  

  • 28 Appeal against decisions of Authority or Registrar (cf. ECNL s. 28)
  •   29. Determination of appeal (cf. ECNL s. 29)   30A. Responsible tribunal to consider Government policy relating to ELNOs  
  • 30 Costs (cf. ECNL s. 30) (not used)
  •   31. Relationship with Act establishing responsible tribunal (cf. ECNL s. 31)

Division 5 -- Compliance examinations  

  • 32 Definitions (cf. ECNL s. 32)
  •   33. Compliance examinations (cf. ECNL s. 33)   34. Obligation to cooperate with examination (cf. ECNL s. 34)   35. Registrar may refer matter to appropriate authority (cf. ECNL s. 35)   36. Land titles legislation not limited (cf. ECNL s. 36)

PART 4 -- Miscellaneous

Division 1 -- Delegation  

Division 2 -- Liability of Authority, Registrar and Commissioner  

  • 38 No obligation to monitor ELN or conduct compliance examination (cf. ECNL s. 38)
  •   39. No compensation (cf. ECNL s. 39)   40. Authority and Registrar not responsible for additional services provided by ELNO (cf. ECNL s. 40)

Division 3 -- Relationship with other laws  

  • 41 Other laws relating to electronic transactions not affected (cf. ECNL s. 41)
  •   42. Powers may be exercised for purposes of this Act (cf. ECNL s. 42)

PART 5 -- General  

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