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Who can take a Statutory Declaration - FAQs

Q: What are the classes of people before whom I can make a Statutory Declaration?
A:
  • A Justice of the Peace or a Bail Justice
  • A Public Notary
  • An Australian lawyer (within the meaning of the Legal Profession Act 2004
  • A clerk to an Australian lawyer
  • The Prothonotary or a Deputy Prothonotary of the Supreme Court
  • The Registrar or a Deputy Registrar of the County Court
  • The Principal Registrar of the Magistrates’ Court or a Registrar or Deputy Registrar of the Magistrates’ Court
  • The Registrar of Probates or an Assistant Registrar of Probates
  • The Associate to a Judge of the Supreme Court or of the County Court
  • The Secretary of a Master of the Supreme Court or of the County Court
  • A person registered as a Patent Attorney under Chapter 20 of the Patents Act 1990 of the Commonwealth
  • A member of the police force
  • The sheriff or a deputy sheriff
  • A member or a former member of either House of the Parliament of Victoria
  • A member or a former member of either House of the Parliament of the Commonwealth
  • A councillor of a municipality
  • A senior officer of a Council as defined in the Local Government Act 1989
  • A registered medical practitioner within the meaning of the Health Professions Registration Act 2005
  • A registered dentist within the meaning of the Health Professions Registration Act 2005.
  • A veterinary practitioner
  • A pharmacist
  • A principal in the [State] teaching service
  • The manager of an authorised deposit-taking institution
  • A member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia or the Australian Society of Accountants or the National Institute of Accountants
  • The secretary of a building society
  • A minister of religion authorised to celebrate marriages [not a civil celebrant]
  • A person employed under Part 3 of the Public Administration Act 2004 with a classification that is prescribed as a classification for statutory declarations or who holds office in a statutory authority with such a classification
  • A fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives (Victoria).

Registrars and Deputy Registrars of the Magistrates' Court of Victoria are available during normal business hours to witness Statutory Declarations.

Please note:
This list contains the persons who are accepted as authorised to receive affidavits for documents that are remaining within Victoria.
For any documents that are being sent interstate, it is best for them to be signed by a Justice of the Peace or a solicitor.
For any documents that are being sent overseas, it is best for them to be signed by a Justice of the Peace or a Public Notary, depending on the country. For example, Commonwealth countries will usually accept either one, but European countries will usually insist on the seal of a Public Notary.

 

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