Evidence Act 2001
71Exception: electronic communications
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71 Exception: electronic communications
[Section 71 Substituted by No. 46 of 2010, s. 22, Applied:01 Jan 2011] The hearsay rule does not apply to a representation contained in a document recording an electronic communication so far as the representation is a representation as to –
(a) the identity of the person from whom or on whose behalf the communication was sent; or
(b) the date on which or the time at which the communication was sent; or
(c) the destination of the communication or the identity of the person to whom the communication was addressed.