Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2011C00445:section:12:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2011C00445
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 12 (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 23934–26006

expect that the information would be readily accessible so as to be useable for subsequent reference; and
 (b) in all cases—having regard to all the relevant circumstances at the time of commencement of the retention of the information, the method of retaining the information in electronic form provided a reliable means of assuring the maintenance of the integrity of the information contained in the electronic communication; and
 (c) in all cases—throughout that period, the first person also retains, or causes the other person to retain, in electronic form, such additional information obtained by the first person as is sufficient to enable the identification of the following:
 (i) the origin of the electronic communication;
 (ii) the destination of the electronic communication;
 (iii) the time when the electronic communication was sent;
 (iv) the time when the electronic communication was received; and
 (d) in all cases—at the time of commencement of the retention of the additional information covered by paragraph (c), it was reasonable to expect that the additional information would be readily accessible so as to be useable for subsequent reference; and
 (e) if the regulations require that the information be retained, in electronic form, on a particular kind of data storage device—that requirement is met throughout that period.

 (5) For the purposes of subsection (4), the integrity of information that was the subject of an electronic communication is maintained if, and only if, the information has remained complete and unaltered, apart from:
 (a) the addition of any endorsement; or
 (b) any immaterial change;
which arises in the normal course of communication, storage or display.

Copyright

 (6) The generation of an electronic form of a document for the purposes of:
 (a) this section; or
 (b) a law of a State or Territory that corresponds to this section;
does not constitute an infringement of the copyright in a work or other subject matter embodied in the document.

Division 3—Other provisions relating to laws of the Commonwealth