[Year 12 IT Apps] Emails as a legal document

[WEIR Andrew]

Damien,

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.

I think it is case that would be great for a brave lawyer.

I also agree with Roland about the birds nest article.

 

Another question to add to this, Is the attachment to an email legally
binding?? I.e. PDF file. 

Andrew

 

 

Andrew Weir

Information Technology Co-ordinator

Thomas Carr College

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[mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of ATKINSON-BUCK,
Damien
Sent: Wednesday, 18 August 2010 2:01 PM
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Subject: [Year 12 IT Apps] Emails as a legal document

 

Hi folks,

            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 "Email carries the same legal
status as a signed letter or memo." 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.

Thanks

Damien

 

Damien Atkinson-Buck
Member of Academic Staff (Secondary)

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+61 3 9490 3848

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+61 3 9490 3490

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damien.atkinson-buck at ivanhoe.com.au
<mailto:damien.atkinson-buck at ivanhoe.com.au> 

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http://myivanhoe.net <http://myivanhoe.net> 

The Ridgeway Campus
PO Box 91 The Ridgeway
Ivanhoe Victoria
3079 Australia

   <http://myivanhoe.net/> 

  <http://myivanhoe.net/> 

 

 

 

 

 





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