Written statutory declaration
19 Written statutory declaration
A written statutory declaration must conclude with a statement:
that the declaration is true; and
(b) to the effect that the person making the declaration knows it is an offence to make a statutory declaration that is false in any material particular; and
(c) setting out the place where, and the date when, the declaration is made.
(3) An attachment to the statutory declaration must include on its front page a statement identifying it as the attachment referred to in the declaration.
(4) The person making the declaration must, in the presence (whether physically or by audiovisual link) of an adult witness:
(a) sign the declaration immediately after the statement required by subsection (2); and
(b) for any attachment to the declaration – identify it to the witness as the attachment referred to in the declaration.
(5) After the person making the declaration has complied with subsection (4), the witness must:
under or near the maker's signature:
sign the declaration; and
write the witness's:
full name; and
address or telephone number; and
(b) for any attachment identified under subsection (4)(b) – sign or initial the attachment under or near the statement required by subsection (3).
(6) If a person is making a statutory declaration by audiovisual link:
(a) the witness may use a scanned or electronic copy of the declaration for the purposes of complying with subsection (5); and
(b) the declaration must, in addition to any other requirement for a declaration, include a statement:
specifying the manner of the making of the declaration; and
(ii) whether a scanned or electronic copy of the declaration was used in accordance with paragraph (a).
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