Australia Electronic Transactions Act 1999 (Cth) - Electronic Equivalence and Digital Commerce

What Australia Electronic Transactions Act 1999 (Cth) - Electronic Equivalence and Digital Commerce requires

The Electronic Transactions Act 1999 (Cth) establishes the legal equivalence of electronic communications, signatures, records, and contracts with paper-based transactions under Commonwealth law. A writing requirement is satisfied if information is in electronic form that is accessible for later reference. An electronic signature satisfies a signature requirement where the method identifies the person and indicates their approval, and the method is reliable or consented to by the counterparty. The Act applies to transactions under Commonwealth laws; the states and territories have equivalent Acts. The Act was substantially amended in 2011 to align with the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce.

Pillar: Workflow Automation · Authority: Australian Attorney-General's Department; Department of Home Affairs · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated: 2026-05-02

Primary source: https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2018C00205/latest/text

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• Electronic Transactions Act 1999 (Cth), Act No. 162 of 1999 - establishes legal equivalence of electronic communications, signatures, records, and contracts under Commonwealth law
• Electronic Transactions Act 1999 Section 8 - writing requirement: satisfied by electronic form that is accessible and usable for subsequent reference

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