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Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000
sec.789MApproved method for electronically signing documents
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### sec.789M Approved method for electronically signing documents
The commissioner may approve a method for electronically signing a document under section 789N .
The commissioner must be satisfied, having regard to all the circumstances, that the method approved under this section is a reliable method for identifying a signatory of a document.
Also, the commissioner must not approve a method prescribed under the Oaths Act 1867 , section 13A as a method that is not an accepted method.
s 789M ins 2024 No. 45 s 85
(sec.789M-ssec.1) The commissioner may approve a method for electronically signing a document under section 789N .
(sec.789M-ssec.2) The commissioner must be satisfied, having regard to all the circumstances, that the method approved under this section is a reliable method for identifying a signatory of a document.
(sec.789M-ssec.3) Also, the commissioner must not approve a method prescribed under the Oaths Act 1867 , section 13A as a method that is not an accepted method.