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 or time when the communication was sent; or

(c) the communication’s destination or the identity of the person to whom the communication was addressed. Note 1 Div 4.3.3 contains presumptions about electronic communications. Note 2 The Commonwealth Act, s 182 gives the Commonwealth Act, s 71 a Note 3 Electronic communication—see the dictionary.