Electronic Communications and Transactions | N o . 21 o f 2 0 0 9 243 (3) W h e r e a law requires or permits a person to provide a certified copy of a document and the document exists in paper or other physical form, that requirement shall be met if an electronic copy of the document is certified to be a true copy thereof and the certification is confirmed by the use o f an advanced electronic signature. 1 2 . (1) A r e q u i r e m e n t in a law for m u l t i p l e c o p i e s o f a document to be submitted to a single addressee at the same time shall be satisfied by the submission of a single data message that is capable of being reproduced by that addressee. Other requirements (2) An expression in a law, whether used as a noun or verb, including the words "document", "record", "file", "submit", "lodge", " d e l i v e r " , " i s s u e " , " p u b l i s h " , " w r i t e in", " p r i n t " or w o r d s or expressions of similar effect, shall be interpreted so as to include or permit such form, format or action in relation to a data message unless otherwise provided for in this Act. (3) Where a seal is required by law to be affixed to a document and such law does not prescribe the method or form by which such d o c u m e n t may be sealed by electronic means, that requirement shall be met if the document indicates that it is required to be under seal and it includes the advanced electronic signature of the person by w h o m it is required to be sealed. (4) Where any law requires or permits a person to send a d o c u m e n t or information by registered or certified post or similar service, that requirement shall be met if an electronic copy of the d o c u m e n t or information is sent to the post office, is registered by the post office and sent by that post office to t h e electronic address provided by the sender. 13. (1) In an automated t r a n s a c t i o n — (a) an agreement may be formed where an electronic agent p e r f o r m s an action required by law for a g r e e m e n t formation; (b) an a g r e e m e n t m a y be formed w h e r e all parties to a transaction or either one of them uses an electronic agent; (c) a party using an electronic agent to form an agreement shall, subject to paragraph (d), be presumed to be bound by the terms of that agreement irrespective of whether that person reviewed the actions of the electronic agent or the terms o f the agreement; Automated transactions