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Part 2 Arbitration agreement
Section 8
page 12 Commercial Arbitration Act 2017
Effective: 02/07/19
R3
02/07/19
Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au
(8) In this section:
data message means information generated, sent, received or stored
by electronic, magnetic, optical or similar means, including, but not
limited to, electronic data interchange (EDI), electronic mail,
telegram or telecopy.
electronic communication means any communication that the parties
make by means of data messages.
Note This section is substantially the same as Option 1 set out in the Model
Law, art 7.