South Australia
Electronic Transactions Regulations 2002
under the Electronic Transactions Act 2000

Contents
1	Short title
2	Commencement
3	Interpretation
4	Certain transactions excluded from section 7(1) of the Act
5	Certain requirements and permissions excluded from Division 2 of Part 2 of the Act
Legislative history

1—Short title
These regulations may be cited as the Electronic Transactions Regulations 2002.
2—Commencement
These regulations will come into operation on 1 November 2002.
3—Interpretation
In these regulations—
Act means the Electronic Transactions Act 2000.
4—Certain transactions excluded from section 7(1) of the Act
Section 7(1) of the Act does not apply to the following:
	(a)	a law of this jurisdiction relating to the disposition of land, to the creation or disposition of an interest in land, or to any other dealing or other action relating to an interest in land;
	(b)	a law of this jurisdiction requiring a document to be witnessed, attested, verified or authenticated under the signature of a person other than the author of the document;
	(c)	a law of this jurisdiction requiring that delivery of a document be effected by personal service only;
	(d)	the Consumer Credit (South Australia) Code;
	(e)	the Consumer Credit (South Australia) Regulations;
	(f)	section 13 of the Second-hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 1996.
5—Certain requirements and permissions excluded from Division 2 of Part 2 of the Act
	(1)	Division 2 of Part 2 does not apply to the following requirements or classes of requirements:
	(a)	a requirement under a law of this jurisdiction that the disposition of land, the creation or disposition of an interest in land, or any other dealing or other action relating to an interest in land be effected by instrument or be evidenced in writing;
	(b)	a requirement under a law of this jurisdiction that a document be witnessed, attested, verified or authenticated under the signature of a person other than the author of the document;
	(c)	a requirement under a law of this jurisdiction that delivery of a document be effected by personal service only;
	(d)	a requirement under the Consumer Credit (South Australia) Code;
	(e)	a requirement under the Consumer Credit (South Australia) Regulations;
	(f)	a requirement under section 13 of the Second-hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 1996.
	(2)	Division 2 of Part 2 does not apply to the following permissions or classes of permissions—
	(a)	a permission under a law of this jurisdiction for a document to be witnessed, attested, verified or authenticated under the signature of a person other than the author of the document;
	(b)	a permission under a law of this jurisdiction for a document to be served by personal service only;
	(c)	a permission under the Consumer Credit (South Australia) Code;
	(d)	a permission under the Consumer Credit (South Australia) Regulations.

Legislative history
Notes
	•	For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes.
Principal regulations
Year	No	Reference	Commencement	
2002	167	Gazette 29.8.2002 p3254	1.11.2002: r 2