[LINK] Does High Court GetUp result clarify e-witnessing? [was: High Court case Re: Register Online to Vote Should be Legal]

[Philip Argy]

Justice Perram's reasons haven't been released
<http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/FCA/recent.html>  yet, but I'm
certainly looking forward to seeing how he viewed the s.98(2) witnessing
requirements.

 

By the way, the online voting challenge was in the Federal Court, rather
than the High Court.  The earlier High Court decision was about contraction
of the enrolment window to less than 7 days.

 

Philip

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Stephen Wilson [mailto:swilson at lockstep.com.au] 
Sent: Tuesday, 17 August 2010 09:48
To: pargy at argystar.com
Cc: link at mailman1.anu.edu.au
Subject: Does High Court GetUp result clarify e-witnessing? [was: High Court
case Re: Register Online to Vote Should be Legal]

 

 

Hi Philip.

 

I wonder if you've had a chance to look at any of the detailed 

deliberations, now GetUp won this case, and if they clarify at all the 

legitimacy of witnessing performed 'electronically'?

 

I reckon witnessing is one of the missing pieces in e-signature 

practice, where we need some fresh technological solutions, and/or a 

review of why execution of certain documents needs witnessing in the 

first place. 

 

Cheers,

 

Steve.

 

Stephen Wilson

Managing Director

Lockstep Group