Electronic Transactions Bill
Table of Contents
Long Title
Enacting Formula
Part I PRELIMINARY
1 Short title and commencement
2 Interpretation
3 Purposes and construction
4 Application
5 Variation by agreement
Part II ELECTRONIC RECORDS AND SIGNATURES GENERALLY
6 Legal recognition of electronic records
7 Requirement for writing
8 Electronic signatures
9 Retention of electronic records
Part III LIABILITY OF NETWORK SERVICE PROVIDERS
10 Liability of network service providers
Part IV ELECTRONIC CONTRACTS
11 Formation and validity
12 Effectiveness between parties
13 Attribution
14 Acknowledgment of receipt
15 Time and place of despatch and receipt
Part V SECURE ELECTRONIC RECORDS AND SIGNATURES
16 Secure electronic record
17 Secure electronic signature
18 Presumptions relating to secure electronic records and signatures
Part VI EFFECT OF DIGITAL SIGNATURES
19 Secure electronic record with digital signature
20 Secure digital signature
21 Presumptions regarding certificates
22 Unreliable digital signatures
Part VII GENERAL DUTIES RELATING TO DIGITAL SiGNATURES
23 Reliance on certificates forseeable
24 Prerequisites to publication of certificate
25 Publication for fraudulent purpose
26 False or unauthorised request
Part VIII DUTIES OF CERTIFICATION AUTHORITIES
27 Trustworthy system
28 Disclosure
29 Issuing of certificate
30 Representations upon issuance of certificate
31 Suspension of certificate
32 Revocation of certificate
33 Revocation without subscriber's consent
34 Notice of suspension
35 Notice of revocation
Part IX DUTIES OF SUBSCRIBERS
36 Generating key pair
37 Obtaining certificate
38 Acceptance of certificate
39 Control of private key
40 Initiating suspension or revocation
Part X REGULATION OF CERTIFICATION AUTHORITIES
41 Appointment of Controller and other officers
42 Regulation of certification authorities
43 Recognition of foreign certification authorities
44 Recommended reliance limit
45 Liability limits for licensed certification authorities
46 Regulation of repositories
Part XI GOVERNMENT USE OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS AND SIGNATURES
47 Acceptance of electronic filing and issue of documents
Part XII GENERAL
48 Obligation of confidentiality
49 Offence by body corporate
50 Authorised officer
51 Controller may give directions for compliance
52 Power to investigate
53 Access to computers and data
54 Obstruction of authorised officer
55 Production of documents, data, etc.
56 General penalties
57 Sanction of Public Prosecutor
58 Jurisdiction of Courts
59 Composition of offences
60 Power to exempt
61 Regulations
62 Savings and transitional
63 Related amendments to Interpretation Act
64 Related amendment to Evidence Act
Explanatory Statement
Expenditure of Public Money
Table of Derivations