Electronic record acceptance remains discretionary for public bodies despite electronic governance provisions enabling digital transactions.

Electronic governance provisions do not create an enforceable entitlement to require governmental ministries, departments, authorities, or publicly controlled or funded bodies to use electronic records. Such bodies cannot be compelled to accept, issue, create, retain, or preserve documents electronically, or to conduct monetary transactions in electronic form. Electronic governance is enabled without imposing mandatory electronic acceptance or transaction processing on public bodies.

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