Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) If a copy of a sealed or authenticated copy of:
(a) a foreign order; or
(b) an amendment of a foreign order;
is sent by fax, email or other electronic means, the copy is to be regarded, for the purposes of this Act, as the same as the sealed or authenticated copy.
(2) However, if registration of the order under this Subdivision is effected by means of the copy, the registration ceases to have effect at the end of 45 days unless the sealed or authenticated copy has been filed by then in the court that registered the order.