Queensland Consolidated Acts

CRIME AND CORRUPTION ACT 2001 - SECT 85AA

85AA Giving notices by email

(1) This section applies in relation to a notice that may be given under division 1 , 2 or 4 in relation to an investigation, operation or function, other than—

(a) a notice requiring immediate production of a document or thing; or

(b) an attendance notice requiring immediate attendance at a commission hearing.

(2) The chairperson may give the notice to a person by sending the notice by email to—

(a) the person’s email address; or

(b) the email address of a lawyer representing the person.

(3) However, the chairperson may give the notice under subsection (2) only if the chairperson is satisfied—

(a) that it is appropriate to give the notice by email; and

(b) that—

(i) the person gave the commission the person’s email address or the email address of a lawyer representing the person for the purpose of receiving the notice under this section; or

(ii) a lawyer representing the person gave the commission the lawyer’s email address for the purpose of receiving under this section—

(A) all notices for the investigation, operation or function; or

(B) all notices of a particular type for the investigation, operation or function; or

(C) all notices given during a particular period for the investigation, operation or function.

(4) In deciding whether it is appropriate to give the notice by email, the chairperson may have regard to—

(a) whether the notice is a confidential document under section 84 ; and

(b) the number and identity of persons who may have access to the account of the email address given to the commission by the person or the person’s lawyer; and

(c) the relevance of the document, thing or information the subject of the notice to the investigation, operation or function; and

(d) any other matter the chairperson considers relevant.

(5) This section does not limit the operation of the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , part 10 .

(6) The Electronic Transactions (Queensland) Act 2001 does not apply to the giving of a notice under this section.