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Land Transfer Act 2017

Land title and registration - Land title register - Instruments

31: Effect of certification for electronic instrument

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"What happens when an electronic document is certified and registered"

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When you register an electronic instrument that has been certified under section 27, it is treated as if it were written and signed by all the parties involved. You can think of it as having the same effect as a written document. The rules about signing and witnessing documents do not apply to electronic instruments certified under section 27.

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Land title register: Instruments

31Effect of certification for electronic instrument

  1. On registration, an electronic instrument certified under section 27—

  2. is to be treated as having been made in writing and executed by every party specified for the purpose in regulations; and
    1. has effect according to its terms.

      1. Nothing in any enactment or rule of law relating to the execution, signing, witnessing, or attestation of instruments applies to an electronic instrument certified under section 27.

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