The Electronic Transactions Legislation Amendment
(Government Transactions) Act 2017 (NSW)
(Act) came into effect on 27 June 2017. The stated
aim of the legislation was to enable further transactions to take
place electronically, and for the Government to make more use of
technology in efficiently providing services to the people of New
South Wales.
Key changes arising from the Act
The key changes that the Act made to other existing New South
Wales Acts and Regulations are summarised as follows:
- Forty Acts and Regulations that may have required certain
documents to be served on a person personally or by post were
amended to allow service electronically, such as by email.
- Eleven Acts and Regulations that may have required certain
information to be provided by statutory declaration were amended to
allow that information to be provided by an approved electronic
form.
