Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CIVIL LAW (WRONGS) ACT 2002 - SECT 139O

For this chapter, a notice or other document may be given to or served on a person by sending it by messaging or other electronic communication to an electronic address or location indicated by the person for giving documents to, or serving documents on, the person.

Examples

1     a direct messaging address set out on an internet-based social media forum for contacting the administrator of the forum about content on the forum

2     a direct messaging address provided by the poster of digital matter on an internet-based social media forum for contacting the poster about the content of the matter

3     a form on a website provided by a digital intermediary enabling a user to contact the intermediary by filling in the form or uploading documents

Note     For other ways documents may be given, see the Legislation Act

, pt 19.5.