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In addition to JPs, there are other categories of people who can legally witness statutory declarations – eg government employees, accountants, religious ministers, medical professionals and bank officers who meet the criteria.

Legal practitioner, a Justice of the Peace, notary public or an Australian Diplomatic/Consulate Officer (if you are overseas). be a notary public. Thus, you can have a family member witness a general document, an affidavit or a statutory declaration.

A statutory declaration is a written statement that you (the declarant) sign and declare to be true and correct in the presence of an authorised witness. By signing it, you agree that the information in it is true. You can be charged with a criminal offence if the information is false.

The next step is to have the statutory declaration witnessed by one of the many people authorised to do so, such as a: Justice of the Peace. police officer. court registrar.

When you write a statutory declaration, you should: only write things you know to be true. only include relevant information. write in numbered paragraphs. number every page.

Templates for a statutory declaration are also available in either PDF form or editable DOC form on the NSW Department of Communities and Justice website.

Usually a witness can be anyone who: is 18 years or older. knows the person whose signature they are witnessing or has taken reasonable steps to verify their identity. isn't a party to the document.

Fill in the statutory declaration form online and download for signing. Fill in and download a Commonwealth Statutory Declaration using the form below. To be valid, you must download your form as a PDF and then sign it in front of an authorised witness. The download button is at the bottom of this webpage.