17Lodging documents using the FWC’s online lodgment facilities

17  Lodging documents using the FWC’s online lodgment facilities  (1) A person may lodge a document that is required or permitted to be lodged with the FWC under these Rules using the FWC’s online lodgment facilities in accordance with the instructions provided by the FWC for the use of those facilities. Note: In 2024, the FWC’s online lodgment facilities (which include instructions for their use) were available on the FWC’s website (http://www.fwc.gov.au).  (2) If a document lodged in accordance with this rule is an application commencing a matter:  (a) the General Manager must send an acknowledgment of lodgment, by email, to the person lodging the document; and  (b) the application is not taken to have been lodged until the acknowledgment of lodgment has been sent; and  (c) once the acknowledgment of lodgment has been sent, the application is taken to have been lodged at the time it was received electronically by the FWC.  (3) The FWC may collect personal information (including sensitive personal information) for the purposes of facilitating the lodgment of a document in accordance with this rule (whether or not the document is lodged). Note: This subrule is an authorisation for the purposes of the Australian Privacy Principles.