Is it legal to electronically sign a rental lease in South Australia?
<p>is it legal to 'electronically sign' a lease / bond arrangement? </p>

<p><a href="https://www.docusign.com/how-it-works/legality/global/australia" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.docusign.com/how-it-works/legality/global/australia</a> states that it's not legal for "some property transactions in South Australia (Law of Property Act 1936 (SA) s26)"</p>

<p><a href="http://www7.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/legis/sa/consol_act/lopa1936198/s26.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www7.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/legis/sa/consol_act/lopa1936198/s26.html</a></p>

<p>disposition: <a href="http://www7.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/legis/sa/consol_act/lopa1936198/s7.html#disposition" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www7.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/legis/sa/consol_act/lopa1936198/s7.html#disposition</a></p>

<p>conveyance: <a href="http://www7.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/legis/sa/consol_act/lopa1936198/s7.html#conveyance" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www7.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/legis/sa/consol_act/lopa1936198/s7.html#conveyance</a></p>

<p>which says lease?</p>

<p><strong>No</strong></p>

<p>A lease is an "interest in land" and falls under s26 of the Law of Property Act which Docusign states is not "typically appropriate". </p>

<p>I'm not sure why they say that because on the face of it there seems to be nothing in s26 that conflicts with the <a href="http://www8.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdb/au/legis/sa/consol_act/eca2000270/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Electronic Communications Act 2000</a> – maybe they know of some case law they are not telling us.</p>

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