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. Notes for section 71 1 Part 4.3, Division 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.

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