Customs Act 1901

PART VIA - ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS  

SECTION 126DB  

126DB   AUTHENTICATION OF CERTAIN ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS  


An electronic communication that is made to the Department and is required or permitted by this Act is taken to be made by a particular person, even though the person did not authorise the communication, if:


(a) the communication meets the information technology requirements that the Comptroller-General of Customs has determined under section 126DA have to be met to satisfy a requirement that the person's signature be given to the Department in connection with information in the communication; and


(b) the person did not notify the Department of a breach of security relating to those information technology requirements before the communication; unless the person provides evidence to the contrary.




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