Electronic Commerce Act 2006 · Updated to 1 Nov 2012 · Part III · Fulfilment of Legal Requirements by Electronic Means
16. Service and delivery
Feedback & supportWhere any law requires any document to be served, sent or delivered, the requirement of the law is fulfilled by the service, sending or delivery of the document by an electronic means if an information processing system is in place—
electronic
“electronic” means the technology of utilizing electrical, optical, magnetic, electromagnetic, biometric, photonic or other similar technology;
to identify the origin, destination, time and date of service, sending or delivery; and
for the acknowledgement of receipt, of the document.
This section does not apply to—
any notice of default, notice of demand, notice to show cause, notice of repossession or any similar notices which are required to be served prior to commencing a legal proceeding; and
any originating process, pleading, affidavit or other documents which are required to be served pursuant to a legal proceeding.