Western Australian Current Acts

ELECTRONIC CONVEYANCING ACT 2014

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title
            
   2.      Commencement
            
   3.      Terms used
            
   4.      Interpretation generally
            
   5.      Exclusion of interpretation legislation of this jurisdiction
            
   6A.     Numbering
            
   6.      Purpose
            
   7A.     Act binds the State

   PART 2 -- Electronic conveyancing

           Division 1 -- Electronic lodgment  

   7.      Documents may be lodged electronically (cf. ECNL s. 7)
            
           8. Registrar, Commissioner or Authority to process documents lodged electronically (cf. ECNL s. 8)
            
           9. Status of electronic registry instruments (cf. ECNL s. 9)

           Division 2 -- Client authorisations and digital signatures

              Subdivision 1 -- Client authorisations  

   10.     Client authorisations (cf. ECNL s. 10)
            
           11. Effect of client authorisation (cf. ECNL s. 11)

              Subdivision 2 -- Digital signatures  

   12.     Reliance on, and repudiation of, digital signatures (cf. ECNL s. 12)

   PART 3 -- Electronic Lodgment Networks

           Division 1 -- Preliminary  

   13.     Electronic Lodgment Network (cf. ECNL s. 13)

           Division 2 -- Operation of Electronic Lodgment Networks  

   14.     Authority may provide and operate ELN (cf. ECNL s. 14)
            
           15. Authority may approve ELNO to provide and operate ELN (cf. ECNL s. 15)
            
           16. Conditions of approval as ELNO (cf. ECNL s. 16)
            
           17. Effect of approval as ELNO (cf. ECNL s. 17)
            
           18. ELNO required to comply with operating requirements (cf. ECNL s. 18)
            
           19. Renewal of approval as ELNO (cf. ECNL s. 19)
            
           20. Revocation or suspension of approval as ELNO (cf. ECNL s. 20)
            
           21. Monitoring of activities in ELN (cf. ECNL s. 21)

           Division 3 -- Operating requirements and participation rules  

   22.      Operating requirements for ELNOs (cf. ECNL s. 22)
            
           23. Participation rules (cf. ECNL s. 23)
            
           24. Registrar to have regard to nationally agreed model operating requirements and participation rules (cf. ECNL s. 24)
            
           25. Publication of operating requirements and participation rules (cf. ECNL s. 25)
            
           26. Subscribers required to comply with participation rules (cf. ECNL s. 26)
            
           27. Waiving compliance with operating requirements or participation rules (cf. ECNL s. 27)

           Division 4 -- Appeals  

   28.     Appeal against decisions of Authority or Registrar (cf. ECNL s. 28)
            
           29. Determination of appeal (cf. ECNL s. 29)
            
           30A. Responsible tribunal to consider Government policy relating to ELNOs
            
   30.     Costs (cf. ECNL s. 30) (not used)
            
   31.     Relationship with Act establishing responsible tribunal (cf. ECNL s. 31)

           Division 5 -- Compliance examinations  

   32.     Definitions (cf. ECNL s. 32)
            
           33. Compliance examinations (cf. ECNL s. 33)
            
           34. Obligation to cooperate with examination (cf. ECNL s. 34)
            
           35. Registrar may refer matter to appropriate authority (cf. ECNL s. 35)
            
           36. Land titles legislation not limited (cf. ECNL s. 36)

   PART 4 -- Miscellaneous

           Division 1 -- Delegation  

   37.     Delegation (cf. ECNL s. 37)

           Division 2 -- Liability of Authority, Registrar and Commissioner  

   38.     No obligation to monitor ELN or conduct compliance examination (cf. ECNL s. 38)
            
           39. No compensation (cf. ECNL s. 39)
            
           40. Authority and Registrar not responsible for additional services provided by ELNO (cf. ECNL s. 40)

           Division 3 -- Relationship with other laws  

   41.     Other laws relating to electronic transactions not affected (cf. ECNL s. 41)
            
           42. Powers may be exercised for purposes of this Act (cf. ECNL s. 42)

   PART 5 -- General  

   43.     Notification, tabling and disallowance of operating requirements and participation rules
            
   44.      Proof of operating requirements and participation rules
            
   45.      Giving false or misleading information, answer or document an offence
            
   46.     Regulations
            
   47.      Review of Act
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Miscellaneous provisions relating to interpretation