Authority of Witness:
A statutory declaration under section 9 of the Statutory Declarations Act 1959 may be made before–
(1) a person who is currently licensed or registered under a law to practise in one of the following occupations:
(2) a person who is enrolled on the roll of the Supreme Court of a state or territory, or the High Court of Australia, as a legal practitioner (however described); or
(3) a person who is in the following list:
a) a fellow of the National Tax Accountants’ Association; or
b) a member of any of the following:
i. Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand;
ii. the Association of Taxation and Management Accountants;
iii. CPA Australia;
iv. the Institute of Public Accountants
Agent of the Australian Postal Corporation who is in charge of an office supplying postal services to the public
APS employee engaged on an ongoing basis with 5 or more years of continuous service who is not specified in another item in this list
Australian Consular Officer or Australian Diplomatic Officer (within the meaning of the Consular Fees Act 1955)
Bailiff
Bank officer with 5 or more continuous years of service
Building society officer with 5 or more years of continuous service
Chief executive officer of a Commonwealth court
Clerk of a court
Commissioner for Affidavits
Commissioner for Declarations
Credit union officer with 5 or more years of continuous service
Employee of a Commonwealth authority engaged on a permanent basis with 5 or more years of continuous service who is not specified in another
item in this list
Employee of the Australian Trade and Investment Commission who is:
(a) in a country or place outside Australia; and
(b) authorised under paragraph 3 (d) of the Consular Fees Act 1955; and
(c) exercising the employee’s function at that place
(a) at a place outside Australia; and
(b) authorised under paragraph 3 (c) of the Consular Fees Act 1955; and
(c) exercising the employee’s function at that place
a) a member of Engineers Australia, other than at the grade of student; or
b) a Registered Professional Engineer of Professionals Australia; or
c) registered as an engineer under a law of the Commonwealth, a state or territory; or
d) registered on the National Engineering Register by Engineers Australia
Finance company officer with 5 or more years of continuous service
Holder of a statutory office not specified in another item in this list
Judge
Justice of the Peace
Magistrate
Marriage celebrant registered under Subdivision C of Division 1 of Part IV of the Marriage Act 1961
Master of a court
Member of the Australian Defence Force who is:
a) an officer
b) a non-commissioned officer within the meaning of the Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 with 5 or more years of continuous service
c) a warrant officer within the meaning of that Act
a) the Parliament of the Commonwealth
b) the Parliament of a state
c) a territory legislature
d) a local government authority
Minister of religion registered under Subdivision A of Division 1 of Part IV of the Marriage Act 1961
Notary public, including a notary public (however described) exercising functions at a place outside
a) the Commonwealth
b) the external territories of the Commonwealth
a) a state or territory or a state or territory authority
b) a local government authority
with 5 or more years of continuous service, other than such an employee who is specified in another item of this list
Person before whom a statutory declaration may be made under the law of the State or Territory in which the declaration is made
Police officer
Registrar, or Deputy Registrar, of a court
Senior executive employee of a Commonwealth authority
Senior executive employee of a State or Territory
SES employee of the Commonwealth
Sheriff
Sheriff’s officer
Teacher employed on a permanent full-time or part-time basis at a school or tertiary education institution