199Method of lodgement

199 Method of lodgement (1) Subject to section 198, if a document is required under this Act or the regulations to be lodged with the Registrar, it is sufficient compliance with that requirement if the Registrar receives a copy of the document by facsimile or electronic transmission. (2) Despite subsection (1), if the Registrar receives from a person a copy of a document under subsection (1), the Registrar may, in writing, require the person to produce and lodge the original of the document. (3) Subsection (2) does not apply to any document— (a) created by a person using software approved by the Director of Consumer Affairs Victoria and lodged on an internet site operated by the State; and (b) forwarded by electronic transmission to the Registrar. (4) A person must comply with a requirement of the Registrar under subsection (2)— (a) within 28 days after the person receives the request from the Registrar; or (b) if the Registrar has specified a longer time for compliance—within the specified time. (5) If a person has not complied with a requirement of the Registrar in relation to the lodging of the document within the time required under subsection (4), the person is taken not to have lodged the document.