Western Australia
Electronic Transactions Regulations 2003
Western Australia
Electronic Transactions Regulations 2003
CONTENTS
1.Citation1
2.Commencement1
3.Exemptions from section 7(1) — transactions1
4.Exemptions from section 7(1) — laws2
5.Exemptions from Part 2 Division 2 — requirements and permissions2
6.Exemptions from Part 2 Division 2 — laws2
Notes
Compilation table3
Provisions that have not come into operation3
Western Australia
Electronic Transactions Act 2003
Electronic Transactions Regulations 2003
These regulations may be cited as the Electronic Transactions Regulations 2003.
These regulations come into operation on the day of their publication in the Gazette, or the day on which the Electronic Transactions Act 2003 comes into operation, whichever is the later.
3.Exemptions
(1)Section 7(1) of the Act does not apply to —
(a)a transaction by which a will, codicil or other testamentary instrument is created, executed or revoked;
(b)a transaction by which an instrument is created appointing an enduring power of attorney, or appointing an attorney to manage a person’s affairs; or
(c)any other transaction that requires a document to be verified, authenticated, attested or witnessed under the signature of a person other than the author of the document.
(2)Section 7(1) of the Act does not apply to a transaction required to be effected by personal service only.
4.Exemptions from section 7(1) — laws
Section 7(1) of the Act does not apply to the Consumer Credit (Western Australia) Code or the Consumer Credit (Western Australia) Regulations, as defined in the Consumer Credit (Western Australia) Act 1996.
5.Exemptions from Part 2 Division 2 — requirements and permissions
(1)Part 2 Division 2 of the Act does not apply to —
(a)a requirement or permission relating to the creation, execution or revocation of a will, codicil or other testamentary instrument;
(b)a requirement or permission relating to the creation of an instrument appointing an enduring power of attorney, or appointing an attorney to manage a person’s affairs; or
(c)any other requirement that a document is to be verified, authenticated, attested or witnessed under the signature of a person other than the author of the document.
(2)Part 2 Division 2 of the Act does not apply to a requirement that information or a document is to be delivered by personal service only.
6.Exemptions from Part 2 Division 2 — laws
Part 2 Division 2 of the Act does not apply to the Consumer Credit (Western Australia) Code or the Consumer Credit (Western Australia) Regulations, as defined in the Consumer Credit (Western Australia) Act 1996.
1This is a compilation of the Electronic Transactions Regulations 2003. The following table contains information about that regulation.
Citation |
Gazettal |
Commencement |
Electronic Transactions Regulations 2003 |
2 May 2003 p. 1496-7 |
2 May 2003 (see r. 2) |
1aOn the date as at which this compilation was prepared, provisions referred to in the following table had not come into operation and were therefore not included in this compilation. For the text of the provisions see the endnotes referred to in the table.
Provisions that have not come into operation
2On the date as at which this compilation was prepared, the Electronic Transactions Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2006 r. 3-5 had not come into operation. They read as follows:
“
3.The regulations amended
The amendments in these regulations are to the Electronic Transactions Regulations 2003.
4.Regulation 4 repealed
Regulation 4 is repealed.
5.Regulation 6 repealed
Regulation 6 is repealed.
”.