65Electronic documents and records of information

65 Electronic documents and records of information

(1)  The Chief Magistrate may approve one or more of the following:

(a) the provision or exchange of documents required to be done under these rules by electronic exchange or provision of documents between computers;

(b) the recording of administrative and judicial information required to be kept under these rules by electronic recording;

(c) the recording of proceedings in court, or before a justice, by mechanical, electronic, digital or other means.

(2)  [Rule 65 Subrule (2) amended by S.R. 2005, No. 18, Applied:30 Mar 2005] The Chief Magistrate is to approve a person, firm, corporation or government agency who wishes to provide or exchange documents electronically or record information electronically under subrule (1) .

(3)  The Chief Magistrate, in writing, may revoke an approval under subrule (1) by lodging the revocation at each district registry.

(4)  The Chief Magistrate may revoke an approval under subrule (2) by giving written notice of the revocation to the person whose approval to provide or exchange documents electronically or record information electronically is revoked.