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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Thank you gents, I guess the same logic would apply to an attachment. If the email itself is possibly admissible, but not binding,
then so should be the case of the attachment.<o:p></o:p></span></a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> WEIR Andrew [mailto:andrew.weir@thomascarr.vic.edu.au]
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 18 August 2010 2:54 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] Emails as a legal document<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy">Damien,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy">There have been a number of cases were email’s have been called in as official correspondence, my guess in a limited legal capacity is that it may not be formally
documented as law but there would be precedents that can be sited to allow email to be granted the same status as a signed letter or memo.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy">I think it is case that would be great for a brave lawyer.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy">I also agree with Roland about the birds nest article.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy">Another question to add to this, Is the attachment to an email legally binding?? I.e. PDF file.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:navy">Thomas Carr College</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au [mailto:itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>ATKINSON-BUCK, Damien<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 18 August 2010 2:01 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Year 12 IT Apps] Emails as a legal document</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Hi folks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> I’ve been asked to have a look at a friend’s email policy – the preamble into it got me a little flustered and I’m just trying to work out the legitimacy of the
statement “</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Email carries the same legal status as a signed letter or memo.”
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">I’ve had a look in the telecommunications act and the postal act but cannot find it. I’m wondering if anyone out there knows if this statement is pure smoke or not.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Damien<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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