[LINK] NSW Allows Documents to be Witnessed by Video Conference

[jwhit at internode.on.net]

Victoria just passed legislation in the omnibus bill last week to
allow local councils to meet by electronic means. That has reduced the
pressure on them to provide meeting spaces for in person attendance.
They also passed judge only trials, which was not allowed in Victoria.
It may just be for a certain period, though. Video evidence has been
part of Victoria trials for awhile now.

Jan

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Worthington" 
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Subject:[LINK] NSW Allows Documents to be Witnessed by Video
Conference

 Video conferences are now being used routinely in place of face to
face 
 meetings during the COVID-19 emergency. However, some have been 
 reluctant to do this due to the lack of explicit law allowing it 
 (although courts are using video conferences extensively, so would be

 unlikely to rule them invalid).

 To help clarify the issue the New South Wales Electronic Transactions

 Amendment (COVID-19 Witnessing of Documents) Regulation 2020,
provides 
 that witnessing of documents can be done by video link. 
 https://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/regulations/2020-169pdf

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