The COVID-19 Legislation Amendment (Emergency Measures) Act 2020 (NSW) was passed on 25 March 2020 and Part 4 of this Act enables the regulation maker to make altered arrangements for witness signatures, including requirements for certification of certain matters by witness and verification of identity, provided for by an Act or another law.
More information, see here.
Following above NSW legislation, VIC may pass similar legislation soon. See here.
As the relevant law/Acts have not been altered yet, but the trend is clear: for the limited time period, due to the difficulties of the face to face meeting, the special arrangement may be made to witness affidavits, declaration and other documents which need to be witnessed through electronic method.
Generally speaking, online or web VOID is permitted if the solicitor is satisfied while online or web witness documents would be absolutely prohibited. But during the pandemic time, the ongoing concerns for the health and safety of clients and lawyers have been given to the law maker so that alternative options including electronic systems for witnessing documents and verifying identity have been introduced or temporally accepted.
Prudentia Legal will keep a close eye on this alternative arrangement and every solicitor should make him/herself familiar with the changes.
Fei Wang
Prudentia Legal
20 April 2020
Monday, 20 April 2020
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Prudentia Legal
20 April 2020
Please note that whenever you are writing one letter to any party outside our firm, you should use the updated Letter Head.
We are trying best to keep our Letter Head updated.
Please find out our current updated Letter Head here.
Any issues, please contact the management.
Fei Wang
Prudentia Legal
20 April 2020
Thursday, 2 April 2020
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT - CORONAVIRUS --
Serious advice by Japanese doctors treating COVID-19 cases: Everyone should ensure your mouth & throat are moist, never dry. Take a few sips of water every 15 minutes at least. Why? Even if the virus gets into your mouth, drinking water or other liquids will wash them down through your throat and into the stomach. Once there, your stomach acid will kill all the virus. If you don't drink enough water regularly, the virus can enter your windpipe and into the lungs. That's very dangerous. Please send and share this with family and friends. Take care of everyone.
The new Coronavirus may not show sign of infection for many days. How can one know if he/she is infected? By the time they have a fever and/or cough and go to the hospital, the lung is usually 50% Fibrosis and it's too late (Fibrosis is not reversible). Taiwan experts provide a simple self-check that we can do every morning. Take a deep breath and hold your breath for more than 10 seconds. If you complete it successfully without coughing, without discomfort, stiffness or tightness, etc., it proves there is no Fibrosis in the lungs, basically indicates no infection. In critical times, please self-check every morning in an environment with clean air.
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- If you have a runny nose and sputum, you have a common cold
- Coronavirus pneumonia is a dry cough with no runny nose.
- This new virus is not heat-resistant and will be killed by a temperature of just 26/27 degrees. It hates the Sun.
- If someone sneezes with it, it takes about 10 feet before it drops to the ground and is no longer airborne.
- If it drops on a metal surface it will live for at least 12 hours - so if you come into contact with any metal surface - wash your hands as soon as you can with a bacterial soap.
- On fabric, it can survive for 6-12 hours. normal laundry detergent will kill it.
- Drinking warm water is effective for all viruses. Try not to drink liquids with ice.
- Wash your hands frequently as the virus can only live on your hands for 5-10 minutes, but - a lot can happen during that time - you can rub your eyes, pick your nose unwittingly and so on.
- You should also gargle as prevention. A simple solution of salt in warm water will suffice.
- Can't emphasis enough - drink plenty of water!
- It will first infect the throat, so you'll have a sore throat lasting 3/4 days
- The virus then blends into a nasal fluid that enters the trachea and then the lungs, causing pneumonia. This takes about 5/6 days further.
- With pneumonia comes high fever and difficulty in breathing.
- The nasal congestion is not like the normal kind. You feel like you're drowning. It's imperative you then seek immediate attention.
Serious advice by Japanese doctors treating COVID-19 cases: Everyone should ensure your mouth & throat are moist, never dry. Take a few sips of water every 15 minutes at least. Why? Even if the virus gets into your mouth, drinking water or other liquids will wash them down through your throat and into the stomach. Once there, your stomach acid will kill all the virus. If you don't drink enough water regularly, the virus can enter your windpipe and into the lungs. That's very dangerous. Please send and share this with family and friends. Take care of everyone.
The new Coronavirus may not show sign of infection for many days. How can one know if he/she is infected? By the time they have a fever and/or cough and go to the hospital, the lung is usually 50% Fibrosis and it's too late (Fibrosis is not reversible). Taiwan experts provide a simple self-check that we can do every morning. Take a deep breath and hold your breath for more than 10 seconds. If you complete it successfully without coughing, without discomfort, stiffness or tightness, etc., it proves there is no Fibrosis in the lungs, basically indicates no infection. In critical times, please self-check every morning in an environment with clean air.
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