Electronic Conveyancing Act 2014 (WA)

Western Australia Electronic Conveyancing Act 2014 Western Australia Electronic Conveyancing Act 2014 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Short title 2 2. Commencement 2 3. Terms used 2 4. Interpretation generally 7 5. Exclusion of interpretation legislation of this jurisdiction 7 6A. Numbering 7 6. Purpose 8 7A. Act binds the State 8 Part 2 — Electronic conveyancing Division 1 — Electronic lodgment 7. Documents may be lodged electronically (cf. ECNL s. 7) 9 8. Registrar, Commissioner or Authority to process documents lodged electronically (cf. ECNL s. 8) 9 9. Status of electronic registry instruments (cf. ECNL s. 9) 9 Division 2 — Client authorisations and digital signatures Subdivision 1 — Client authorisations 10. Client authorisations (cf. ECNL s. 10) 10 11. Effect of client authorisation (cf. ECNL s. 11) 11 Subdivision 2 — Digital signatures 12. Reliance on, and repudiation of, digital signatures (cf. ECNL s. 12) 11 Part 3 — Electronic Lodgment Networks Division 1 — Preliminary 13. Electronic Lodgment Network (cf. ECNL s. 13) 14 Division 2 — Operation of Electronic Lodgment Networks 14. Authority may provide and operate ELN (cf. ECNL s. 14) 14 15. Authority may approve ELNO to provide and operate ELN (cf. ECNL s. 15) 14 16. Conditions of approval as ELNO (cf. ECNL s. 16) 15 17. Effect of approval as ELNO (cf. ECNL s. 17) 15 18. ELNO required to comply with operating requirements (cf. ECNL s. 18) 15 19. Renewal of approval as ELNO (cf. ECNL s. 19) 15 20. Revocation or suspension of approval as ELNO (cf. ECNL s. 20) 16 21. Monitoring of activities in ELN (cf. ECNL s. 21) 16 Division 3 — Operating requirements and participation rules 22. Operating requirements for ELNOs (cf. ECNL s. 22) 16 23. Participation rules (cf. ECNL s. 23) 17 24. Registrar to have regard to nationally agreed model operating requirements and participation rules (cf. ECNL s. 24) 18 25. Publication of operating requirements and participation rules (cf. ECNL s. 25) 18 26. Subscribers required to comply with participation rules (cf. ECNL s. 26) 19 27. Waiving compliance with operating requirements or participation rules (cf. ECNL s. 27) 20 Division 4 — Appeals 28. Appeal against decisions of Authority or Registrar (cf. ECNL s. 28) 21 29. Determination of appeal (cf. ECNL s. 29) 22 30A. Responsible tribunal to consider Government policy relating to ELNOs 22 30. Costs (cf. ECNL s. 30) (not used) 23 31. Relationship with Act establishing responsible tribunal (cf. ECNL s. 31) 23 Division 5 — Compliance examinations 32. Definitions (cf. ECNL s. 32) 23 33. Compliance examinations (cf. ECNL s. 33) 23 34. Obligation to cooperate with examination (cf. ECNL s. 34) 24 35. Registrar may refer matter to appropriate authority (cf. ECNL s. 35) 26 36. Land titles legislation not limited (cf. ECNL s. 36) 26 Part 4 — Miscellaneous Division 1 — Delegation 37. Delegation (cf. ECNL s. 37) 27 Division 2 — Liability of Authority, Registrar and Commissioner 38. No obligation to monitor ELN or conduct compliance examination (cf. ECNL s. 38) 27 39. No compensation (cf. ECNL s. 39) 27 40. Authority and Registrar not responsible for additional services provided by ELNO (cf. ECNL s. 40) 28 Division 3 — Relationship with other laws 41. Other laws relating to electronic transactions not affected (cf. ECNL s. 41) 28 42. Powers may be exercised for purposes of this Act (cf. ECNL s. 42) 28 Part 5 — General 43. Notification, tabling and disallowance of operating requirements and participation rules 29 44. Proof of operating requirements and participation rules 30 45. Giving false or misleading information, answer or document an offence 30 46. Regulations 32 47. Review of Act 32 Schedule 1 — Miscellaneous provisions relating to interpretation Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Displacement of Schedule by contrary intention 34 Part 2 — General 2. Act to be construed not to exceed legislative power of Legislature 34 3. Every section to be a substantive enactment 34 4. Material that is, and is not, part of this Act 34 5. References to particular Acts and to enactments 35 6. References taken to be included in Act citation etc. 35 7. Interpretation best achieving Act's purpose 36 8. Use of extrinsic material in interpretation 36 9. Effect of change of drafting practice 38 10. Use of examples 38 11. Compliance with forms 38 Part 3 — Terms and references 12. Terms used 39 13. Provisions relating to defined terms and gender and number 43 14. Meaning of "may" and "must" etc. 43 15. Words and expressions used in statutory instruments 43 16. Effect of express references to bodies corporate and individuals 43 17. Production of records kept in computers etc. 44 18. References to this jurisdiction to be implied 44 19. References to officers and holders of offices 44 20. Reference to certain provisions of Act 45 21. Reference to provisions of this Act or an Act is inclusive 46 Part 4 — Functions and powers 22. Performance of statutory functions 46 23. Power to make instrument or decision includes power to amend or repeal 46 24. Matters for which statutory instruments may make provision 47 25. Presumption of validity and power to make 48 26. Appointments may be made by name or office 48 27. Acting appointments 49 28. Powers of appointment imply certain incidental powers 50 29. Delegation of functions 51 30. Exercise of powers before commencement 53 Part 5 — Distance, time and age 31. Matters relating to distance, time and age 55 Part 6 — Effect of repeal, amendment or expiration 32. Time of Act ceasing to have effect 56 33. Repealed Act provisions not revived 56 34. Saving of operation of repealed Act provisions 57 35. Continuance of repealed provisions 57 36. Act and amending Acts to be read as one 57 Part 7 — Instruments under Act 37. Schedule applies to statutory instruments 57 Notes Compilation table 59 Other notes 59 Defined terms Western Australia Electronic Conveyancing Act 2014 An Act to — * provide for electronic conveyancing in Western Australia by enacting provisions that correspond to the Electronic Conveyancing National Law; and * make consequential and other amendments to the Duties Act 2008, Settlement Agents Act 1981, Taxation Administration Act 2003 and Transfer of Land Act 1893 1, and for related purposes.