Electronic Transactions Act 2011 (WA)

Western Australia

Western Australia

Electronic Transactions Act 2011

An Act to facilitate electronic transactions, to repeal the Electronic Transactions Act 2003 and in consequence amend other Acts and for other purposes.

The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:

This is the Electronic Transactions Act 2011.

This Act comes into operation as follows —

• (a)

  sections 1 and 2 — on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent;

• (b)

  section 26 —

  • (i)

    if the Criminal Code Amendment (Identity Crime) Act 2010 section 5 (section 5) comes into operation on or before the day on which section 24 comes into operation — when section 24 comes into operation; or

  • (ii)

    otherwise — when section 5 comes into operation;

• (c)

  the provisions of the Act other than sections 1, 2 and 26 — on a day fixed by proclamation, and different days may be fixed for different provisions.

The object of this Act is to provide a regulatory framework that —

• (a)

  recognises the importance of the electronic communication of information to the future economic and social prosperity of Western Australia ; and

• (b)

  facilitates the use of electronic communication as a way of entering into transactions; and

• (c)

  promotes business and community confidence in the use of electronic communication as a way of entering into transactions; and

• (d)

  enables business and the community to use electronic communication in their dealings with government.

• (1)

  This section contains…