(1) This regulation is made for the purposes of subsection 288(4) of the Act
(2) If a registration application is made in an approved form that is an interactive computer program, the day on which the application is taken to have been made is the day the completed application is received by the Authority.
Note: For the time of receipt of an electronic communication, see section 14A of the Electronic Transactions Act 1999 .
(3) If a registration application is made in an approved form that is a paper form, the day on which the application is taken to have been made is either:
(a) if the application is sent by pre - paid post--the day on which the application is delivered to the Authority's post office box; or
(b) the day on which a person gives the application by hand to a person employed by the Authority at an Authority office.
Note: A registration application must be made in a form approved in writing by the Authority (see subsection 288(3) of the Act). Under regulation 11, an approved form may be a paper form or an interactive computer program.