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In forceValidity of electronic transactions
Part 2Application of legal requirements to electronic communications
Division 1General rule about validity of transactions for the purposes of laws of the Commonwealth
8 Validity of electronic transactions
(1)
For the purposes of a law of the Commonwealth, a transaction is not invalid because it took place wholly or partly by means of one or more electronic communications.
(2)
The general rule in subsection (1) does not apply in relation to the validity of a transaction to the extent to which another, more specific provision of this Part deals with the validity of the transaction.
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