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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

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

223: Legal requirement to record information in writing

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“You can use a computer instead of paper to write things down when the law says you must”

If a law says you need to write something down, you can use a computer or other electronic device instead of pen and paper. This is okay as long as you can easily find and use the information later when you need it. For example, you could type the information into a document on your computer or save it in your phone. Just make sure you can open and read it again in the future.

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

223Legal requirement to record information in writing

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

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