8Signing or executing documents other than deeds and statutory declarations

8  Signing or executing documents other than deeds and statutory declarations

 (1) A document that is required or permitted to be given to the ACMA or the auction manager under this instrument may be signed or executed electronically if:

 (a) the document must be signed or executed; and

 (b) the document is not a statutory declaration or a deed.

 (2) If:

 (a) this instrument permits or requires a person to give the ACMA or the auction manager a document; and

 (b) the document is not a statutory declaration or a deed; and

 (c) the document must be signed or executed; and

 (d) the signature or execution must be witnessed;

  then the signature or execution may be witnessed by audio‑visual link, if the person witnessing the signature or execution (the witness):

 (e) observes the person signing or executing the document (the signatory) doing so in real time; and

 (f) confirms the signature or execution was witnessed by signing the document or a copy of the document; and

 (g) is reasonably satisfied that the document the witness signs is the same document, or a copy of the document, signed or executed by the signatory; and

 (h) endorses the document, or the copy of the document, with a statement specifying the method used to witness the signature or execution of the signatory.

Note: Other Commonwealth legislation, and State and Territory legislation, may allow for deeds or statutory declarations to be signed or executed electronically, or for the signature or execution of deeds or statutory declarations to be witnessed by audio‑visual link or by other means.