STATUTORY DECLARATIONS REGULATIONS 1993 NO. 156 STATUTORY DECLARATIONS REGULATIONS 1993 NO. 156 - TABLE OF PROVISIONS 1. Citation 2. Interpretation 3. Persons before whom a statutory declaration may be made-paragraph 8 (b) of the Act 4. Repeal of Statutory Declarations Regulations SCHEDULE 1 1993 No. 156 STATUTORY DECLARATIONS REGULATIONS - REG 1 Citation 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Statutory Declarations Regulations. (NOTE: These Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s. 48.) 1993 No. 156 STATUTORY DECLARATIONS REGULATIONS - REG 2 Interpretation 2. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears: "Act" means the Statutory Declarations Act 1959. 1993 No. 156 STATUTORY DECLARATIONS REGULATIONS - REG 3 Persons before whom a statutory declaration may be made-paragraph 8 (b) of the Act 3. For the purposes of paragraph 8 (b) of the Act, the following persons are prescribed: (a) a person who is authorised under a law in force in a State or Territory to practise as a member of a profession listed in Part 1 in the Schedule; (b) a person listed in Part 2 in the Schedule. 1993 No. 156 STATUTORY DECLARATIONS REGULATIONS - REG 4 Repeal of Statutory Declarations Regulations 4. Statutory Rules 1991 No. 398 are repealed. 1993 No. 156 STATUTORY DECLARATIONS REGULATIONS - SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE Regulation 3 PERSONS BEFORE WHOM A STATUTORY DECLARATION MAY BE MADE PART 1-MEMBERS OF CERTAIN PROFESSIONS Chiropractor Dentist Legal practitioner Medical practitioner Nurse Patent attorney Pharmacist Veterinary surgeon PART 2-OTHER PERSONS Agent of the Australian Postal Corporation who is in charge of an office supplying postal services to the public Australian Consular Officer, or Australian Diplomatic Officer, (within the meaning of the Consular Fees Act 1985) 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 Civil marriage celebrant Clerk of a court Commissioner for Affidavits Commissioner for Declarations Credit union officer with 5 or more years of continuous service Holder of a statutory office not specified in another item in this Part Judge of a court Justice of the Peace Magistrate Master of a court Member of the Australian Defence Force who is: (a) an officer; or (b) a non-commissioned officer within the meaning of the Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 with 5 or more years of continuous service; or (c) warrant officer within the meaning of that Act Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants or the National Institute of Accountants Member of the Institute of Corporate Managers, Secretaries and Administrators Member of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, other than at the grade of student Member of: (a) the Parliament of the Commonwealth; or (b) the Parliament of a State; or (c) a Territory legislature; or (d) a local government authority of a State or Territory Minister of religion registered under Division 1 of Part IV of the Marriage Act 1961 Notary public Permanent employee of: (a) the Commonwealth or of a Commonwealth authority; or (b) a State or Territory or of a State or Territory authority; or (c) a local government authority; with 5 or more years of continuous service who is not specified in another item in this Part Permanent employee of the Australian Postal Corporation with 5 or more years of continuous service who is employed in an office supplying postal services to the public 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 Service officer of the Commonwealth, or of a State or Territory, or of a Commonwealth, State or Territory authority Sheriff Sheriff's officer Teacher employed on a full-time basis at a school or tertiary education institution - NOTES 1993 No. 156*1* STATUTORY DECLARATIONS REGULATIONS *1* Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 29 June 1993.