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Electronic Mortgages in WA

31 August 2021

Electronic signatures can mitigate fraud risk by implementing multi-layers and factors of security and authentication, and the technology can generate an auditable electronic record, tamper proof seal, and use multiple ways to authenticate the signatory’s identity.

Most mortgages are not created pursuant to deeds. As such consideration of reforms in Western Australia should distinguish between the reforms that are necessary to enable electronic mortgages including the counterpart mortgage, and the reforms that need to be made to enable electronic deeds.

The ABA strongly supports reforms to enable electronic deeds and not requiring most types of deeds to be witnessed.

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