*Important - This Declaration must be made before any of the
following persons:
Academic (post-secondary institution) Local government councillor
Accountant Loss adjuster
Architect Marriage Celebrant
Australian Consular Officer Member of Parliament
Australian Diplomatic Officer Minister of religion
Bailiff Nurse
Bank Manager Optometrist
Chartered secretary Patent Attorney
Chemist Physiotherapist
Chiropractor Podiatrist
Company auditor or liquidator Police officer
Court officer (magistrate, registrar or clerk) Post Office manager
Defence Force officer Psychologist
Dentist Public Notary
Doctor Public Servant (State or Commonwealth)
Electorate Officer (State – WA only) Real Estate agent
Engineer Settlement agent
Industrial organisation secretary Sheriff or deputy Sheriff
Insurance broker Surveyor
Justice of the Peace (any State) Teacher
Lawyer Tribunal officer
Local government CEO or deputy CEO Veterinary surgeon
Full descriptions of these professions are available via the following website link
http://www.courts.justice.wa.gov.au/_files/Professions_witness_statutory_declar
ations.pdf
Or
any person before whom, under the Statutory Declarations Act 1959 of the
Commonwealth, a Statutory Declaration may be made.
Any authorised witness for the State of Western Australia may also witness a
Commonwealth Statutory Declaration, as long as they are in Western Australia at the
time of witnessing - Schedule 2, item 231 of the Statutory Declarations Regulations
1993 (Commonwealth).
Further information on witnessing documents is available at
www.courts.justice.wa.gov.au.
Last updated on 31 October 2017