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Electronic Transactions (Queensland) Act 2001
sec.19Recording information
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### sec.19 Recording information
If, under a State law, a person is required to record information in writing, the requirement is taken to have been met if the person records the information in electronic form in the circumstances stated in subsection (2) .
The circumstances are that—
at the time the information was recorded, it was reasonable to expect the information would be readily accessible so as to be useable for subsequent reference; and
if a regulation requires the information to be recorded on a particular kind of data storage device, the requirement has been met.
(sec.19-ssec.1) If, under a State law, a person is required to record information in writing, the requirement is taken to have been met if the person records the information in electronic form in the circumstances stated in subsection (2) .
(sec.19-ssec.2) The circumstances are that— at the time the information was recorded, it was reasonable to expect the information would be readily accessible so as to be useable for subsequent reference; and if a regulation requires the information to be recorded on a particular kind of data storage device, the requirement has been met.
- (a) at the time the information was recorded, it was reasonable to expect the information would be readily accessible so as to be useable for subsequent reference; and
- (b) if a regulation requires the information to be recorded on a particular kind of data storage device, the requirement has been met.