Witnessing by audiovisual link
28A Witnessing by audiovisual link
(1) A requirement under this Act for the presence of a witness may be met by the witness being present by audiovisual link.
(2) If a witness is present by audiovisual link, the following requirements must be met:
(a) if a person is required to sign a document in the presence of a witness:
the witness sees the person sign the document; and
(ii) the witness must be reasonably satisfied that the document the witness signs is the same document or a copy of the document that the person signed;
(b) if a person is required to take an oath – the witness is able to hear the oath being taken by the person.
Note for subsection (2)(b)
If the person is unable to say the oath aloud, the oath may be administered in a different way under section 11.
In this section:
witness includes the following:
an authorised witness;
an adult witness;
a commissioner for oaths;
a justice of the peace.
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