New Zealand Legislation: Acts

22 Legal requirement for signature

• (1) Subject to subsection (2), a legal requirement for a signature other than a witness' signature is met by means of an electronic signature if the electronic signature—

  • (a) adequately identifies the signatory and adequately indicates the signatory's approval of the information to which the signature relates; and

  • (b) is as reliable as is appropriate given the purpose for which, and the circumstances in which, the signature is required.

  (2) A legal requirement for a signature that relates to information legally required to be given to a person is met by means of an electronic signature only if that person consents to receiving the electronic signature.