Authorisation

11. If the officer of an insurer provides the information required by this reporting standard:

(a) under subparagraph 4(a), the 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 of the insurer who have authority from the insurer to transmit data to APRA); or

(b) under subparagraph 4(b), the completed forms must be signed in accordance with paragraph 13.

12. If an insurer provides the information required by this reporting standard through an agent under either subparagraph 4(a) or (b), the agent will not be required to sign or authorise the information. However, the insurer must:

(a) obtain from the agent a paper copy of the completed forms as provided to APRA (under either subparagraph 4(a) or (b)); and

(b) cause the paper copies to be signed in accordance with paragraph 13; and

(c) lodge the signed paper copies with APRA by mailing the completed forms to APRA’s head office at Level 26, 400 George Street, Sydney, New South Wales, by the relevant due date (unless APRA, in writing, waives the requirement in relation to the insurer to lodge the signed paper copies with APRA).

Note: APRA may, for example, decide to waive the requirement under subparagraph 12(c) where an insurer has undertaken to retain the signed copies of the completed forms for an agreed period of time.

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

(a) the Principal Executive Officer of the insurer; or

(b) the Chief Financial Officer of the insurer (whatever his or her official title may be).