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The Laws of Fiji
Last Updated: 17 February 2017

[ELT 7] Time of receipt7 

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(1) If the addressee of an electronic communication has designated an electronic address for the purpose of receiving electronic communications, the time of receipt of the electronic communication is taken to be the time when the electronic communication becomes capable of being retrieved by the addressee at that electronic address.
(2) If an electronic communication has been sent to another electronic address of the addressee, the time of receipt of the electronic communication is taken to be the time when it becomes capable of being retrieved by the addressee at that electronic address and it has come to the attention of the addressee that the electronic communication has been sent to that address.
(3) An electronic communication is presumed to be capable of being retrieved by the addressee when it reaches the addressee’s electronic address.

[s 7 subst Act 8 of 2017 s 7, effective 17 February 2017]