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Acts Interpretation Act 1954
sec.32EProduction of records kept in computers etc.
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### sec.32E Production of records kept in computers etc.
If a person who keeps a record of information by way of a mechanical, electronic or other device is required by or under an Act—
to produce the information or a document containing the information to a court, tribunal or person; or
to make a document containing the information available for inspection by a court, tribunal or person;
then, unless the court, tribunal or person otherwise directs—
the requirement obliges the person to produce or make available for inspection, as the case may be, a document that reproduces the information in a form capable of being understood by the court, tribunal or person; and
the production to the court, tribunal or person of the document in that form complies with the requirement.
s 32E ins 1991 No. 30 s 26
amd 1993 No. 32 s 3 sch 1
- (a) to produce the information or a document containing the information to a court, tribunal or person; or
- (b) to make a document containing the information available for inspection by a court, tribunal or person;
- (c) the requirement obliges the person to produce or make available for inspection, as the case may be, a document that reproduces the information in a form capable of being understood by the court, tribunal or person; and
- (d) the production to the court, tribunal or person of the document in that form complies with the requirement.