145BSubmission of documents electronically

### 145B Submission of documents electronically > [*\[Section 145B Inserted by No. 24 of 2021, s. 14, Applied:31 Mar 2023\]*](/view/html/inforce/2023-03-31/act-2021-024#GS14@EN) > > > (1)  A person may complete, submit, supply and keep documents, records, accounts and other information required to be completed, submitted, supplied or kept under this Act using the approved electronic record system. > > > (2)  If a person uses the approved electronic record system to complete, submit, supply or keep, documents, records, accounts or other information required to be completed, submitted, supplied or kept under this Act, that person must do so in accordance with any instructions published under [section 145A(3)](#GS145A@Gs3@EN) . > > > > Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 200 penalty units. > > > (3)  If a provision of this Act specifies requirements in relation to the completion, submission, supply or keeping of a document, record, account or other information by a person, that person is taken to have complied with those requirements if the document, record, account or other information is completed, submitted, supplied or kept using the approved electronic record system – > > > > > > (a) within the time required for the completion, submission, supply or keeping of the document, record, account or other information under this Act; and > > > > > > > (b) in accordance with any instructions for the use of the approved electronic record system published by the Secretary under [section 145A(3)](#GS145A@Gs3@EN) . > > > (4)  A fisheries officer may require a person to provide the fisheries officer with access to the person’s electronic records in the approved electronic record system. > > > (5)  A person must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with a requirement of a fisheries officer under subsection (4). > > > > Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.