Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) If, under a law of
this jurisdiction, a person is required to give information in writing, that
requirement is taken to have been met if the person gives the information by
electronic communication, where —
(a) at
the time the information was given, it was reasonable to expect that the
information would be readily accessible then and for subsequent reference; and
(b) the
person to whom the information is required to be given consents to the
information being given by electronic communication.
(2) If, under a law of
this jurisdiction, a person is permitted to give information in writing, the
person may give the information by electronic communication,
where —
(a) at
the time the information was given, it was reasonable to expect that the
information would be readily accessible then and for subsequent reference; and
(b) the
person to whom the information is permitted to be given consents to the
information being given by electronic communication.
(3) This section does
not affect the operation of any other law of this jurisdiction that makes
provision for or in relation to requiring or permitting information to be
given, in accordance with particular information technology
requirements —
(a) on a
particular kind of data storage device; or
(b) by a
particular kind of electronic communication.
(4) This section
applies to a requirement or permission to give information, whether the
expression “give”, “send” or “serve”, or
any other expression, is used.
(5) For the purposes
of this section, giving information includes, but is not limited to, the
following —
(a)
making an application;
(b)
making or lodging a claim;
(c)
giving, sending or serving a notification;
(d)
lodging a return;
(e)
making a request;
(f)
making a declaration;
(g)
lodging or issuing a certificate;
(h)
making, varying or cancelling an election;
(i)
lodging an objection;
(j)
giving a statement of reasons.
Note: Section 12
sets out exemptions from this section.