(1) This rule applies if there is
an interlineation, erasure or other alteration in any part of a statutory
declaration.
(2) The statutory declaration may be filed but, unless the court
orders otherwise, may be used only if the interlineation, erasure or other
alteration—
(a) has been initialled by the signatory or substitute signatory
for the statutory declaration in the same way the signatory or substitute
signatory signed the statutory declaration; and
(b) has been initialled by
the witness for the statutory declaration in the same way the witness signed
the statutory declaration.
(3) To remove any doubt, it is declared that a
statutory declaration must not be altered after it has been made, signed and
witnessed under the Oaths Act 1867, whether the declaration is in the form of
a physical document or an electronic document.
(4) In this rule—
(a) a
reference to a witness in relation to a statutory declaration has the same
meaning as given to that reference by the Oaths Act 1867, section 13; and
(b) a reference to a signatory in relation to a statutory declaration has the
same meaning as given to that reference by the Oaths Act 1867, section 13;
and
(c) a reference to a substitute signatory in relation to a statutory
declaration has the same meaning as given to that reference by the
Oaths Act 1867, section 13.
