OATHS, AFFIDAVITS AND STATUTORY DECLARATIONS ACT 2005

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART 1 -- Preliminary  

• 1 Short title
 
• 2 Commencement
 
• 3 Term used: prescribed consular official

PART 2 -- Oaths and related matters  

• 4 Oaths, general form of
 
• 5 Affirmation may be made instead of oath
 
• 6 Oaths and affirmations, who may administer
 
• 7 Oaths and affirmations, how administered

PART 3 -- Affidavits  

• 8 Term used: experienced legal practitioner
 
• 9 1M Affidavits, how made
 
• 10 Court authorised witness may witness affidavit for use in court

PART 4 -- Statutory declarations  

• 11 When statutory declaration may be made
 
• 12 Statutory declarations, how made

PART 5 -- Miscellaneous  

• 13 Affidavits and declarations by blind or illiterate people
 
• 14 Affidavits and declarations by people not conversant with English
 
• 15 Rubber stamp signatures not to be used
 
• 16 Non-compliance with form or procedure, effect of
 
• 17 Pretending to be authorised witness, offence of
 
• 18 Regulations
• SCHEDULE 1 -- Form of statutory declaration
• SCHEDULE 2 -- Authorised witnesses for statutory declarations