273MEntry and transmission of information by computer

273M  Entry and transmission of information by computer

  If this Act requires or permits information (including information in the form of particular words) to be entered into or transmitted by a computer (however described), the information may be entered into or transmitted by the computer in an encoded form chosen by:

 (a) except in relation to subsection 273L(2)—the Comptroller‑General of Customs; or

 (b) in relation to subsection 273L(2)—the Home Affairs Secretary within the meaning of section 273L.

123  Application provision

Section 273L of the Customs Act 1901, as substituted by this Part, applies in relation to information disclosed on or after the commencement of this item, whether the information was obtained or generated before, on or after that commencement.