Description

THE ELECTRONIC FILING [REGULATIONS/ RULES]

STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS NO. [ ]   OF [    ]

In exercise conferred by section [    ] of the E-filing Act No [ ] of [  ] the Minister makes the following [Regulations/Rules]:

Citation

1.      These [Regulations/Rules] may be cited as the Electronic Filing [Regulations/Rules], 2011.

Interpretation

2.      (1)      In these [Regulations/Rules]:

“electronic” has the same meaning as within the Electronic Transactions Act No. [ ] of [      ]; 

“electronic filing provider” means the vendor providing electronic filing and electronic-service of documents via the Internet. [1]

 “electronic filing” means the electronic transmission of documents to the Government, and from the Government, for the purposes of filing. 

 “transaction receipt” means a confirmation that is electronically transmitted to a registered user after an authorised user has submitted a transaction through the electronic filing provider to a designated [Public Body/Public Authority] and/or parties. 

"transaction" means the record that is created by the electronic filing provider with respect to a filed document including the document, name of Public Body/Public Authority], name of case matter, and name of filing party and other associated information.