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Electronic Transactions (Queensland) Act 2001
sec.24Time of receipt
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### sec.24 Time of receipt
Unless otherwise agreed between the originator and the addressee of an electronic communication—
the time of receipt of the electronic communication is the time the electronic communication becomes capable of being retrieved by the addressee at an electronic address designated by the addressee; or
the time of receipt of the electronic communication at another electronic address of the addressee is the time when both—
the electronic communication has become capable of being retrieved by the addressee at that address; and
the addressee has become aware that the electronic communication has been sent to that address.
For subsection (1) , unless otherwise agreed between the originator and the addressee of the electronic communication, it is to be assumed that the electronic communication is capable of being retrieved by the addressee when it reaches the addressee’s electronic address.
Subsection (1) applies even though the place the information system supporting an electronic address is located may be different from the place the electronic communication is taken to have been received under section 25 .
s 24 sub 2013 No. 35 s 74
(sec.24-ssec.1) Unless otherwise agreed between the originator and the addressee of an electronic communication— the time of receipt of the electronic communication is the time the electronic communication becomes capable of being retrieved by the addressee at an electronic address designated by the addressee; or the time of receipt of the electronic communication at another electronic address of the addressee is the time when both— the electronic communication has become capable of being retrieved by the addressee at that address; and the addressee has become aware that the electronic communication has been sent to that address.
(sec.24-ssec.2) For subsection (1) , unless otherwise agreed between the originator and the addressee of the electronic communication, it is to be assumed that the electronic communication is capable of being retrieved by the addressee when it reaches the addressee’s electronic address.
(sec.24-ssec.3) Subsection (1) applies even though the place the information system supporting an electronic address is located may be different from the place the electronic communication is taken to have been received under section 25 .
- (a) the time of receipt of the electronic communication is the time the electronic communication becomes capable of being retrieved by the addressee at an electronic address designated by the addressee; or
- (b) the time of receipt of the electronic communication at another electronic address of the addressee is the time when both— (i) the electronic communication has become capable of being retrieved by the addressee at that address; and (ii) the addressee has become aware that the electronic communication has been sent to that address.
- (i) the electronic communication has become capable of being retrieved by the addressee at that address; and
- (ii) the addressee has become aware that the electronic communication has been sent to that address.
- (i) the electronic communication has become capable of being retrieved by the addressee at that address; and
- (ii) the addressee has become aware that the electronic communication has been sent to that address.