澳大利亚电子商务法律框架..docx

Australias legal framework on electr onic commerce 澳大利亚电子商务法律框架 Enacting the Common wealth Electro nic Tran sact ions Act 1999 was a major step towards support ing and en courag ing the developme nt of electr onic commerce in Australia. It contains rules applying to the interpretation of other legislation. 1999年《联邦电子交易法》的颁布是支持和提倡澳洲电子商务发展的重大举 措。此法中所包含的条例可适用于阐述其他法规。 Basically, it states that a tran sacti on un der a law of the Common wealth will not be in valid simply because it was con ducted by the use of electro nic com muni cati ons. The Electro nic Tran sacti ons Act allows any of the followi ng requireme nts or permissi ons un der Common wealth law to be fulfilled in electro nic form: 根据此法所示，由电子通讯达成的交易基本上是具备联邦法律效益的。 依据《联邦电子交易法》，以下任何一种要求或者许可，都可通过电子形式来完 成。 Givi ng in formatio n in writ ing 提供书面信息 Provid ing a han dwritte n sig nature 提供亲笔签字 Producing a document in material form, and 提交材料文件 Recording or retaining information. 记录和保留信息 The impleme ntatio n of the Electro nic Tran sact ions Act was in two stages: 电子交易法的实施分为两个阶段： Before 1 July 2001 it on ly applied to those laws of the Com mon wealth that were specified in the Electr onic Tran sact ions Regulati ons 2000. 在2001年7月1日之前，电子交易法只适用在2000年颁布的电子交易条例中 所指出的联邦法。 On or after 1 July 2001 it applied to all laws of the Common wealth uni ess they were specifically exempted from applicati on of the Act by the Electr onic Tran sacti ons Regulations.自2001年7月1日起，电子交易法便适用于所有联邦法，除非它们被电 子交易条例特 别豁免。 The Australia n Gover nment con sulted with the States and Territories, to develop un iform legislatio n that removes legal obstacles to the developme nt of electro nic commerce throughout Australia. This was done through the Sta nding Committee of Attor neys-Ge neral in the form of a model uniform Electro nic Tran sact ions Bill 2000. 澳洲政府与各个州及区域协商发展统一的法律，是用以消除澳洲电子商务发展 中的法律 障碍。在2000年，司法部常务委员会以统一的电子交易议案的形式成功达成这 一目标。 The uniform Bill was closely modelled on the Com mon wealths Electro nic Tran sacti ons Act and mirrors the substa n