New Zealand: Emergency order allows wills to be executed electronically

Wills in New Zealand can now be signed by audiovisual link, under the Epidemic Preparedness (Wills Act 2007 – Signing and Witnessing of Wills) Immediate Modification Order 2020. The order modifies s.11 of the Wills Act 2007, where it is impractical or impossible to comply during an epidemic, until the Epidemic Preparedness (COVID-19) Notice 2020 expires or is revoked.

http://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/2020/0065/latest/whole.html

(Source: STEP International News Digest)