A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999

PART 2 - INTERPRETATION  

SECTION 4   Approval of use of electronic equipment etc to do things for the purposes of the family assistance law  

4(1)    
If, under a provision of the family assistance law, the Secretary or another officer may approve the form, manner or way of:

(a) making or withdrawing any application or claim; or

(b) doing any other thing that is required or permitted to be done for the purposes of that law;

then, without limiting that provision, the Secretary or other officer may approve the making or withdrawing of the application or claim, or the doing of the other thing:

(c) by the use of a telecommunications system or other electronic equipment; or

(d) by the use of software registered with the Secretary.

4(2)    

A person may apply to have software registered by the Secretary for the purposes of a particular application, claim or other thing, or a class of applications, claims or other things.

4(3)    

The Secretary may, at his or her discretion, register the software for the purposes of that application, claim or other thing, or class of applications, claims or other things.