Authority and Identity Requirements for E-Dealing Standard 2018 – LINZS20018
This standard sets ‘safe harbour’ requirements to satisfy a practitioner’s obligations as to (a) client authority and legal capacity, and (b) verifying client identity, in the e-dealing environment. The purpose is to mitigate against wrongful or fraudulent land transactions.
Document Status:
Current
Document Number:
20018
Regulatory Area:
Land titles
Document Type:
Standards
Published date:
11 October 2018
This standard sets out obligations on practitioners to:
- Ensure they have proper authority from their client;
- Take reasonable steps to ensure their client has legal capacity;
- Verify the identity of their client; and
- Retain the evidence they have relied on to support the certification.
It is made under section 236 of the Land Transfer Act 2017 by the Registrar- General of Land.