17Documents to be signed and dated

#### 17 Documents to be signed and dated (1) A document (other than an affidavit, annexure or exhibit attached to another document) that is lodged by a party in a matter must be dated and signed by either: (a) the party; or (b) if the party has a lawyer or paid agent—the lawyer or paid agent. Electronic signatures (2) If a document (other than a statutory declaration) is required by these Rules to be signed by a person, the requirement may be satisfied: (a) by affixing the person’s signature to the document by electronic means by, or at the direction of, the person required to sign the document; or (b) if the document is an approved form that is lodged with the Commission by email or using the Commission’s electronic lodgment facilities—by typing the name of the person completing the form in the box beside the word “Signature”.