Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024

PART 11 - MISCELLANEOUS  

Division 5 - Other matters  

SECTION 289   CERTAIN THINGS REQUIRED TO BE DONE IN WRITING MAY BE DONE ELECTRONICALLY  

289(1)    
A requirement in any of the following provisions of this Act that a thing be done in writing is taken to have been met if the thing is done by electronic communication (within the meaning of the Electronic Transactions Act 1999 ) in the manner specified in the practice directions:

(a)    Division 4 of Part 3 (after an application is made);

(b)    Part 4 (proceedings);

(c)    Part 5 (guidance and appeals panel);

(d)    Part 6 (proceedings in Intelligence and Security jurisdictional area);

(e)    section 270 (applying to Tribunal to obtain reasons for reviewable decision);

(f)    section 271 (applying to Tribunal to obtain adequate statement of reasons);

(g)    this Division.

289(2)    
A requirement in another Act or an instrument under an Act that information be given in writing to the Tribunal or a person for the purposes of a proceeding in the Tribunal is taken to have been met if the information is given by electronic communication (within the meaning of the Electronic Transactions Act 1999 ) in the manner specified in the practice directions.

289(3)    
Subsection (1) or (2) does not apply if Division 2 of Part 2 of the Electronic Transactions Act 1999 applies to the requirement.