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Authorisation

If the officer of a DMF entity provides the information required by this reporting standard under paragraph 4, then:

(a) if the officer uses the ‘Direct to APRA’ application under paragraph 4(a), an officer must digitally sign, authorise and encrypt the information (for which purpose APRA’s certificate authority will issue digital certificates, for use with the ‘Direct to APRA’ application, to officers who have authority from the DMF entity to transmit data to APRA); and

(b) if the DMF entity provides the information on paper under paragraph 4(b), the completed form must be signed by an officer of the DMF entity who is authorised by the DMF entity to complete and lodge the form.

If the DMF entity provides the information required by this reporting standard through an agent under paragraph 5, then:

(a) the agent will not be required to sign or authorise the information; but

(b) the DMF entity must:

(i) obtain from the agent a paper copy of the completed form as provided to APRA (whether it was submitted electronically or in paper form); and

(ii) cause the paper copy to be signed by an officer of the DMF entity authorised by the DMF entity to sign the paper copy; and

(iii) lodge the signed paper copy with APRA by mailing the completed form to APRA’s head office at Level 26, 400 George Street, Sydney, New South Wales, by the relevant due date.

If information under this reporting standard is provided in paper form, it must be signed on the front page of the relevant completed form by either:

(a) the Principal Executive Officer of the DMF entity; or

(b) the Chief Financial Officer of the DMF entity (whatever his or her official title may be); or