E-sign Laws

This section gives a brief overview of the efforts around the world to implement PKI and the relevant laws that help bolster its use. Please refer to other sources, including ones listed in this appendix, for further details. Many of these laws change rapidly through amendments and reactions to changes in technology. It is important to note that many of these laws have not been extensively tested in contested digital signature cases as they are still relatively new. Expect that in two to three years, after wider use, these laws will be challenged in transactions that will further shape the digital signatures laws.

Australia
November 25, 2000: Approved electronic signature bill law with action to take place from July 2001. Gatekeeper model set up and designed to guide development of PKI infrastructure. Australian Customs has developed a system called the Cargo Management Re-Engineering Project (CMR). CMR was designed to leverage PKI for improving Customs paperwork for import and export of goods.