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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Electronic transactions - Application of legal requirements to electronic transactions - Legal requirement: writing

222: Legal requirement that information be in writing

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“Electronic information can replace written documents if you can find it easily later”

If a law says that some information needs to be in writing, you can use electronic information instead. This means you can have the information on a computer or other electronic device. But there’s one important rule: you need to be able to easily find and use the information later. So, make sure you can access it whenever you need it in the future.

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Application of legal requirements to electronic transactions: Legal requirement: writing

222Legal requirement that information be in writing

  1. A legal requirement that information be in writing is met by information that is in electronic form if the information is readily accessible so as to be usable for subsequent reference.

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