Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) For the purposes of this Act, a person may sign a statutory declaration by signing:
(a) a physical form of the declaration by hand; or
(b) an electronic form of the declaration using electronic means;
if the method of signing satisfies subsection (2).
(2) A method of signing satisfies this subsection if:
(a) the method identifies the person and indicates the person's intention in respect of the information recorded in the declaration; and
(b) the method was either:
(i) as reliable as appropriate for the purpose for which the information was recorded, in light of all the circumstances, including any relevant agreement; or
(ii) proven in fact to have fulfilled the functions described in paragraph (a), by itself or together with further evidence.