269.10. A person who sends to the Minister, by means of a technology-based medium, a document on behalf of a person required by law to sign and file the document, provided the person verifies the identity and consent of that person before sending the document, is presumed to be authorized to draw up, sign and send that document in that person’s name.
If a representative of the person required to sign and file a document entrusts the sending of the document to a third person in the circumstances described in the first paragraph, it is the responsibility of the representative to verify the person’s identity and consent in accordance with that paragraph.