Electronic Transactions Regulations 2000

Statutory Rules 2000 No. 19

I, WILLIAM PATRICK DEANE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Electronic Transactions Act 1999.

Dated 8 March 2000.

WILLIAM DEANE

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

Daryl Williams

Attorney-General

Electronic Transactions Regulations 2000

Statutory Rules 2000 No. 191

made under the

Electronic Transactions Act 1999

 

 

 

Contents

 Page

 1 Name of Regulations 

 2 Commencement 

 3 Definition 

 4 Laws of the Commonwealth 

Schedule 1 Laws of the Commonwealth 

 

:

:

1 Name of Regulations

  These Regulations are the Electronic Transactions Regulations 2000.

2 Commencement

  These Regulations commence on the commencement of the Electronic Transactions Act 1999.

3 Definition

  In these Regulations:

Act means the Electronic Transactions Act 1999.

4 Laws of the Commonwealth

  For the purposes of the definition of law of the Commonwealth in subsection 5 (2) of the Act, the laws of the Commonwealth set out in Schedule 1 are specified.

Schedule 1 Laws of the Commonwealth

(regulation 4)

:

  1.  

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Act 1989 (other than Divisions 4, 7 and 8 of Part 3, Division 5 of Part 3A, section 198 and Schedules 2A, 3 and 4)

2.        

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984, section 30

3.        

Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976, sections 54C and 74A

4.        

ACIS Administration Act 1999

5.        

Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975, section 69

6.        

Aerospace Technologies of Australia Limited Sale Act 1994

7.        

Aged Care Act 1997, sections 8-4, 8-5, 9-1, 9-2, 9-3, 10-2, 10-3, 10-4, 13-4, 14-5, 14-6, 14-8, 14-9, 15-3, 15-4, 15-5, 15-6, 15-7, 16-2, 16-3, 16-5, 16-7, 16-9, 17-2, 17-3, 17-5, 17-7, 18-2, 18-3, 18-5, 22-6, 23-4, 25-4, 25-5, 26-2, 28-5, 29-1, 31-2, 32-9, 33-2, 33-4, 34-2, 35-4, 38-4, 38-6, 42-5, 42-6, 42-8, 44-15, 44-20, 44-23, 44-29, 46-4, 57-7, 57-8, 57-15, 63-1, 66-1, 67-5, 68-6, 72-6, 72-7, 73-1, 76-3, 76-4, 76-5, 77-1, 77-2, 77-4, 80-1, 81-1, 81-2, 82-1, 82-2, 83-1, 83-2, 85-4 and 95-6

8.        

Principles under the Aged Care Act 1997:

(a) Allocation Principles 1997, sections 4.15, 4.17, 4.20 and 4.26

(b) Certification Principles 1997, sections 8.6, 8.12, 8.14 and 8.15

(c) Committee Principles 1997, sections 10.5, 10.9, 10.11, 10.13, 10.18, 10.29, 10.30, 10.34, 10.35, 10.38, 10.40, 10.41, 10.46, 10.47, 10.49, 10.51, 10.53B, 10.55, 10.59, 10.60, 10.61, 10.63, 10.65, 10.68, 10.71, 10.72, 10.73, 10.75, 10.77, 10.78, 10.79, 10.82, 10.92 and 10.98

(d) Community Visitors Grant Principles 1997, section 13.7

(e) Extra Service Principles 1997, sections 14.10 and 14.13

(f) Flexible Care Subsidy Principles 1997, section 15.14

(g) Residential Care Subsidy Principles 1997, sections 21.18, 21.23, 21.34 and 21.35

(h) Sanctions Principles 1997, sections 22.6, 22.7, 22.9, 22.12, 22.13 and 22.15

(i) User Rights Principles 1997, sections 23.35, 23.37, 23.40, 23.40B, 23.44, 23.83A and 23.89

9.        

Aged Care (Consequential Provisions) Act 1997, subsections 8 (3), 11 (2), 11 (3), 14 (2), 14 (3), 19 (2) and 28 (2) and section 43

10.     

AIDC Sale Act 1997

11.     

Aircraft Noise Levy Act 1995, subsections 6 (1), (3) and (4)

12.     

Aircraft Noise Levy Collection Act 1995, section 7

13.     

Air Force Act 1923

14.     

Air Force Regulations 1927

15.     

Airports (Transitional) Act 1996

16.     

A New Tax System (Commonwealth-State Financial Arrangements) Act 1999

17.     

A New Tax System (Commonwealth-State Financial Arrangements — Consequential Provisions) Act 1999

18.     

ANL Guarantee Act 1994

19.     

Antarctic Marine Living Resources Conservation Act 1981

20.     

Antarctic Marine Living Resources Conservation Regulations

21.     

Antarctic Seals Conservation Regulations

22.     

Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Act 1980

23.     

Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) (Waste Management) Regulations

24.     

Appropriation Acts: any act that appropriates the Consolidated Revenue Fund, including a Supply Act

25.     

Approved Defence Projects Protection Act 1947

26.     

Army and Air Force Canteen Service Regulations 1959

27.     

Asian Development Bank Act 1966

28.     

Asian Development Bank (Additional Subscription) Act 1972

29.     

Asian Development Bank (Additional Subscription) Act 1977

30.     

Asian Development Bank (Additional Subscription) Act 1995

31.     

Auditor-General Act 1997

32.     

Australian Antarctic Territory Act 1954

33.     

Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Act 1988, section 27

34.     

Australian Heritage Commission Act 1975

35.     

Australian Meat and Live-Stock Industry Act 1997

36.     

Australian Military Forces Relief Trust Fund Regulations

37.     

Australian Military Regulations

38.     

Australian National Training Authority Act 1992

39.     

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Act 1998

40.     

Authorised Deposit-taking Institutions Supervisory Levy Imposition Act 1998

41.     

Authorised Non-operating Holding Companies Supervisory Levy Imposition Act 1998

42.     

Ballast Water Research and Development Funding Levy Act 1998

43.     

Ballast Water Research and Development Funding Levy Collection Act 1998

44.     

Banking Act 1959

45.     

Bank Integration Act 1991

46.     

Bounty (Ships) Act 1989, subsection 17 (2), paragraph 17 (6) (b), subsections 17 (7), 17 (8), 23 (1) and 23 (4)

47.     

CFM Sale Act 1996

48.     

Charter of Budget Honesty Act 1998

49.     

Cockatoo and Schnapper Islands Act 1949

50.     

Commonwealth and State Housing Agreement (Service Personnel) Act 1990

51.     

Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997

52.     

Commonwealth Bank Sale Act 1995

53.     

Commonwealth Banks Act 1959

54.     

Commonwealth Borrowing Levy Act 1987

55.     

Commonwealth Borrowing Levy Collection Act 1987

56.     

Commonwealth Funds Management Limited Act 1990

57.     

Commonwealth Grants Commission Act 1973

58.     

Commonwealth Places (Mirror Taxes) Act 1998

59.     

Commonwealth Places Windfall Tax (Collection) Act 1998

60.     

Commonwealth Places Windfall Tax (Imposition) Act 1998

61.     

Commonwealth Serum Laboratories Act 1961

62.     

Commonwealth Services Delivery Agency Act 1997

63.     

Commonwealth Vehicles (Registration and Exemption from Taxation) Act 1997

64.     

Control of Naval Waters Act 1918

65.     

Control of Naval Waters Regulations

66.     

Crimes (Torture) Act 1988

67.     

CSL Sale Act 1993

68.     

Currency Act 1965

69.     

Defence Act 1903 (other than Division 2 of Part IIIA, sections 61, 61A, 61B, 61C, 118A, 118B and 124)

70.     

Defence (Areas Control) Regulations 1989

71.     

Defence (Certification of Deaths) Regulations

72.     

Defence (Parliamentary Candidates) Act 1969

73.     

Defence (Parliamentary Candidates) Regulations

74.     

Defence (Prohibited Wharves and Buildings) Regulations

75.     

Defence (Prohibited Words and Letters) Regulations

76.     

Defence (Public Areas) By-laws

77.     

Defence (Special Undertakings) Act 1952

78.     

Defence Force Discipline Act 1982

79.     

Defence Force Discipline (Consequences of Punishment) Rules

80.     

Defence Force Discipline Regulations 1985

81.     

Defence Force Discipline Rules 1985

82.     

Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990

83.     

Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Regulations

84.     

Defence Force Regulations 1952

85.     

Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973

86.     

Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (Annual Rates of Pay) Regulations

87.     

Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (Pension Increases) Act 1974

88.     

Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (Pension Increases) Act 1976

89.     

Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Regulations

90.     

Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948

91.     

Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Fund (Distribution of Surplus to Pensioners) Act 1976

92.     

Defence Forces Retirement Benefits (Pension Increases) Act 1961

93.     

Defence Forces Retirement Benefits (Pension Increases) Act 1967

94.     

Defence Forces Retirement Benefits (Pension Increases) Act 1971

95.     

Defence Forces Retirement Benefits (Pension Increases) Act 1973

96.     

Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Regulations

97.     

Defence Forces Special Retirement Benefits Act 1960

98.     

Defence Housing Authority Act 1987

99.     

Disability Discrimination Act 1992, sections 105, 105B and 105F

100.  

Domestic Meat Premises Charge Act 1993

101.  

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Act 1990

102.  

Export Control Act 1982

103.  

Export Inspection and Meat Charges Collection Act 1985

104.  

Export Inspection (Establishment Registration Charges) Act 1985

105.  

Export Inspection (Quantity Charge) Act 1985

106.  

Export Inspection (Service Charge) Act 1985

107.  

Export Market Development Grants Act 1997

108.  

Family Law Act 1975, Part II

109.  

Federal Proceedings (Costs) Act 1981, section 16

110.  

Financial Agreement Act 1994

111.  

Financial Agreement Validation Act 1929

112.  

Financial Agreements (Commonwealth Liability) Act 1932

113.  

Financial Corporations Act 1974

114.  

Financial Corporations (Transfer of Assets and Liabilities) Act 1993

115.  

Financial Institutions Supervisory Levies Collection Act 1998

116.  

Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997

117.  

Financial Sector Reform (Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 1999

118.  

Financial Sector (Shareholdings) Act 1998

119.  

Financial Sector (Transfers of Business) Act 1999

120.  

Franchise Fees Windfall Tax (Collection) Act 1997

121.  

Franchise Fees Windfall Tax (Imposition) Act 1997

122.  

Freedom of Information Act 1982, sections 9, 15, 16, 18, 20, 26, 26A, 27 and 27A, subsection 28 (1), sections 29, 30A, 49, 50, 51A, 51C, 51D, 54, 56, 58A, 66 and 93

123.  

General Insurance Supervisory Levy Imposition Act 1998

124.  

Geneva Conventions Act 1957

125.  

Genocide Convention Act 1949

126.  

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Regulations 1983, subregulations 10 (1), 18 (1), 33 (1) and 42 (1)

127.  

Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989

128.  

Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) (Decision IV/9) Regulations 1999

129.  

Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) (Fees) Regulations 1990

130.  

Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) (OECD Decision) Regulations 1996

131.  

Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Regulations

132.  

Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) (Waigani Convention) Regulations 1999

133.  

Heard Island and McDonald Islands Act 1953

134.  

Hearing Services Administration Act 1997 (other than sections 26, 29 and 31)

135.  

Housing Loans Insurance Corporation (Transfer of Assets and Abolition) Act 1996

136.  

Imported Food Control Act 1992

137.  

Industry, Research and Development Act 1986, subsections 28 (1), 33 (3) and 34A (4), sections 35 and 39EC, subsections 39F (1), 39HC (2), 39HG (3), 39JD (2), 39JE (3) and 39JF (3), section 39P and subsection 39PB (2)

138.  

Insurance Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1991

139.  

International Air Services Commission Act 1992

140.  

Judicial and Statutory Officers (Remuneration and Allowances) Act 1984

141.  

Judiciary Act 1903, subsection 69 (3)

142.  

Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-Vesting) Act 1987, subsection 6 (7)

143.  

Lands Acquisition Act 1989

144.  

Lands Acquisition (Defence) Act 1968

145.  

Lands Acquisition (Northern Territory Pastoral Leases) Act 1981

146.  

Lands Acquisition (Repeal and Consequential Provisions) Act 1989

147.  

Loan Act 1977

148.  

Loan Act 1983

149.  

Loan Act 1984

150.  

Loan Act 1985

151.  

Loan Act 1986

152.  

Loan Act 1992

153.  

Loan Act 1993

154.  

Loan Act 1994

155.  

Loan Act 1995

156.  

Loan Act 1996

157.  

Loan (Temporary Revenue Deficits) Act 1953, section 3

158.  

Loan (War Service Land Settlement) Act 1970

159.  

Loan (War Service Land Settlement) Act 1971

160.  

Loan (War Service Land Settlement) Act 1972

161.  

Loan (War Service Land Settlement) Act 1975

162.  

Loan (War Service Land Settlement) Act 1977

163.  

Marriage Act 1961

164.  

Meat Export Charge Act 1984

165.  

Meat Export Charge Collection Act 1984

166.  

Meat Inspection Act 1983

167.  

Meat Inspection Arrangements Act 1964

168.  

Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984

169.  

Military Superannuation and Benefits Act 1991

170.  

Ministers of State Act 1952

171.  

Mint Employees Act 1964

172.  

Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency Act 1997

173.  

National Crime Authority Act 1984, section 27

174.  

National Health and Medical Research Council Act 1992

175.  

National Health and Medical Research Council Regulations

176.  

Native Title Act 1993, sections 183 and 209

177.  

Naval Defence Act 1910

178.  

Naval Forces Regulations 1935

179.  

Navigation Act 1912, sections 269F, 269G, 269H, 269J and 269K

180.  

Navigation (Marine Casualty) Regulations, regulation 29

181.  

Navigation (Ship Reporting) Regulations, regulations 5, 6 and 7

182.  

Navy (Canteens) Regulations

183.  

Northern Territory (Commonwealth Lands) Act 1980

184.  

Papua New Guinea Loan (Asian Development Bank) Act 1972

185.  

Papua New Guinea Loan (Asian Development Bank) Act 1973

186.  

Papua New Guinea Loan Guarantee Act 1973

187.  

Papua New Guinea Loans Guarantee Act 1973

188.  

Papua New Guinea Loans Guarantee Act 1974

189.  

Papua New Guinea Loans Guarantee Act 1975

190.  

Papua New Guinea (Staffing Assistance) Act 1973

191.  

Papua New Guinea (Staffing Assistance) Termination Act 1976

192.  

Parliamentary Allowances Act 1952

193.  

Parliamentary Entitlements Act 1990

194.  

Parliamentary Precincts Act 1988

195.  

Payment Systems and Netting Act 1998

196.  

Payment Systems (Regulation) Act 1998

197.  

Privacy Act 1988, section 63

198.  

Private Health Insurance Incentives Act 1997

199.  

Private Health Insurance Incentives Act 1998

200.  

Proceeds of Crime Act 1987, section 102

201.  

Productivity Commission Act 1998

202.  

Public Accounts and Audit Committee Act 1951

203.  

Public Works Committee Act 1969

204.  

Qantas Sale Act 1992 (other than Part 3, and sections 14, 16 and 17)

205.  

Quarantine Act 1908

206.  

Quarantine (Validation of Fees) Act 1985

207.  

Racial Discrimination Act 1975, sections 25ZB, 25ZCA and 25ZCE

208.  

Remuneration and Allowances Act 1990

209.  

Remuneration and Allowances Alteration Act 1986

210.  

Representation Act 1983

211.  

Retirement Savings Account Providers Supervisory Levy Imposition Act 1998

212.  

Retirement Savings Accounts Supervisory Levy Act 1997

213.  

Royal Australian Air Force Veterans' Residences Act 1953

214.  

Royal Australian Air Force Veterans’ Residences Regulations

215.  

Royal Australian Air Force Welfare Trust Fund Regulations

216.  

Royal Australian Navy Relief Trust Fund Regulations

217.  

Salaries Adjustment Act 1956

218.  

Services Trust Funds Act 1947

219.  

Sex Discrimination Act 1984, sections 83, 83B and 83F

220.  

States Grants Act 1927

221.  

States Grants (Capital Assistance) Act (No. 3) 1972

222.  

States Grants (General Purposes) Act 1994

223.  

States Grants (Paramedical Services) Act 1969

224.  

Superannuation Act 1922

225.  

Superannuation Act 1976

226.  

Superannuation Act 1990

227.  

Superannuation (Additional Contributions) Regulations

228.  

Superannuation (Additional Pension) Regulations

229.  

Superannuation (Allocation of Previous Fund) Regulations

230.  

Superannuation Benefits (Supervisory Mechanisms) Act 1990

231.  

Superannuation (Cost of Administration) Regulations

232.  

Superannuation (Cancellation of Elections) Regulations

233.  

Superannuation (CSS) Approved Authority Declaration

234.  

Superannuation (CSS) Approved Part-time Employees Regulations

235.  

Superannuation (CSS) Continuing Contributions for Benefits Regulations 1981

236.  

Superannuation (CSS) Deferred Benefits Regulations

237.  

Superannuation (CSS) Eligible Employees Regulations 1976

238.  

Superannuation (CSS) Existing Invalidity Pensioners Regulations

239.  

Superannuation (CSS) Fees Regulations

240.  

Superannuation (CSS) Former Contributions for Units of Pension Regulations

241.  

Superannuation (CSS) Former Eligible Employees Regulations

242.  

Superannuation (CSS) Former Provident Account Contributors Regulations

243.  

Superannuation (CSS) (Involuntary Retirement) Regulations

244.  

Superannuation (CSS) Period of Contributory Service Regulations

245.  

Superannuation (CSS) Productivity Contribution (1995-96) Declaration

246.  

Superannuation (CSS) Productivity Contribution (1996-97) Declaration

247.  

Superannuation (CSS) Productivity Contribution (1997-98) Declaration

248.  

Superannuation (CSS) Productivity Contribution (1998-99) Declaration

249.  

Superannuation (CSS) Productivity Contribution (1999-2000) Declaration

250.  

Superannuation (CSS) Productivity Contribution Declaration No. 1

251.  

Superannuation (CSS) Productivity Contribution Declaration No. 2

252.  

Superannuation (CSS) Productivity Contribution Declaration No. 3

253.  

Superannuation (CSS) Productivity Contribution Declaration No. 4

254.  

Superannuation (CSS) Productivity Employee Exclusion Declaration

255.  

Superannuation (CSS) Productivity Employee Inclusion Declaration No. 1

256.  

Superannuation (CSS) Productivity Employee Inclusion Declaration No. 2

257.  

Superannuation (CSS) Retiring Age Regulations

258.  

Superannuation (CSS) Salary Regulations 1978

259.  

Superannuation (CSS) (SG Minimum Contribution) Determination No. 1

260.  

Superannuation (CSS) Transfer Arrangements Regulations

261.  

Superannuation (CSS) Unclaimed Money Regulations

262.  

Superannuation (Distribution of Surplus) Act 1974

263.  

Superannuation (Former HLIC Employees) Regulations

264.  

Superannuation (Former Invalidity Pensioners) Regulations

265.  

Superannuation (Interest) Regulations

266.  

Superannuation (Leave of Absence without Pay) Regulations

267.  

Superannuation (Pension Increases) Act 1961

268.  

Superannuation (Pension Increases) Act 1967

269.  

Superannuation (Pension Increases) Act 1971

270.  

Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988

271.  

Superannuation (Statutory Offices) Regulations

272.  

Supply and Development Act 1939

273.  

Supply and Development Regulations

274.  

Surplus Revenue Act 1908

275.  

Surplus Revenue Act 1910

276.  

Territory Authorities (Financial Provisions) Act 1978

277.  

Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Act 1992

278.  

Trade Practices Act 1974, section 170

279.  

Transferred Officers’ Allowances Act 1948

280.  

Treaty of Peace (Germany) Act 1919

281.  

Trust Deed made under the Military Superannuation and Benefits Act 1991

282.  

Trust Deed made under the Superannuation Act 1990

283.  

War Crimes Act 1945, section 19

284.  

War Gratuity Act 1945

285.  

War Gratuity Appropriation Act 1948

286.  

War Service Estates Act 1942

287.  

War Service Estates Regulations

288.  

Weapons of Mass Destruction (Prevention of Proliferation) Act 1995

289.  

Weapons of Mass Destruction Regulations

290.  

Western Australia (South-West Region Water Supplies) Agreement Act 1965

291.  

Williamstown Dockyards Employees Act 1987

292.  

Workplace Relations Act 1996, section 342

293.  

World Heritage Properties Conservation Act 1983

294.  

World Heritage Properties Conservation Regulations

Note

1. Made by the Governor-General on 8 March 2000, and notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 15 March 2000.