103Application of Act to electronic plans and documents

#### 103 Application of Act to electronic plans and documents 103 Application of Act to electronic plans and documents > > (1) This section applies to— > > > > > (a) plans lodged for the purposes of this Act, and > > > > > (b) other documents— > > > > > > > (i) required by or under this or any other Act to be lodged with or to accompany the plans, or > > > > > > > (ii) of a class prescribed by the regulations made under this Act as documents that may be lodged in electronic form. > > > (2) A required endorsement for a plan lodged electronically is to be included on an approved form lodged with the plan. > > > (3) A document required to be lodged with a plan must be lodged electronically if the plan is lodged electronically unless the document is exempted by— > > > > > (a) the regulations, or > > > > > (b) the Registrar-General. > > > (4) This Act applies to plans and documents lodged electronically— > > > > > (a) in the same way as it applies to other plans and documents, and > > > > > (b) subject to any modifications prescribed by this Act or the [Conveyancing Act 1919](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1919-006) or the regulations under either of those Acts. > > > (5) A reference in this Act— > > > > > (a) to a plan or document includes a reference to an electronic data file containing a plan or document in an electronic form, and > > > > > (b) to the lodging of a plan or document includes a reference to the electronic lodging of a plan or document in an electronic form approved by the Registrar-General, and > > > > > (c) to a sheet of a plan or document in electronic form, is a reference to a sheet on which the whole or part of the plan or document would be reproduced if the plan or document were converted to hard copy form without re-pagination. > > > (6) In this section— > > > > required endorsement means any of the following required to authenticate, or to authorise, the registration or recording of a plan— > > > > > (a) a signature, > > > > > (b) a seal, > > > > > (c) a certificate, > > > > > (d) a consent. > > **s 103:** Am 2022 No 59, Sch 1.5\[4\]; 2023 No 35, Sch 1.7.