New Zealand Legislation: Acts

5 Meaning of electronic message

• (1) For the purposes of this Act, an electronic message is a message sent—

  • (a) using a telecommunications service; and

  • (b) to an electronic address.

  (2) However, the messages listed in clause 1 of the Schedule are not electronic messages.

  (3) For the purposes of subsection (1), it is immaterial whether—

  • (a) the electronic address exists; or

  • (b) the message reaches its intended destination.

  Compare: Spam Act 2003 s 5 (Aust)