71Exception—electronic communications

71 Exception—electronic communications 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. 1 Division 3 of Part 4.3 contains presumptions about electronic communications. 2 Section 182 of the Commonwealth Act gives section 71 of the Commonwealth Act a wider application in relation to Commonwealth records. 3 Electronic communication is defined in the Dictionary.