The following people and occupations are authorised to provide a statutory declaration and certify documents:
A person who, under a law in force in a State or Territory, is currently licensed or registered to practise in an occupation listed in Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Statutory Declarations Regulations 2018:
- 1. Architect
- 2. Chiropractor
- 3. Dentist
- 4. Financial adviser or financial planner
- 5. Legal practitioner
- 6. Medical practitioner
- 7. Midwife
- 8. Migration agent registered under Division 3 of Part 3 of the Migration Act 1958
- 9. Nurse
- 10. Occupational therapist
- 11. Optometrist
- 12. Patent attorney
- 13. Pharmacist
- 14. Physiotherapist
- 15. Psychologist
- 16. Trade marks attorney
- 17. Veterinary surgeon
A person who is listed in Part 2 of Schedule 2 of the Statutory Declarations Regulations 2018:
1. Accountant who is:
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
2. Agent of the Australian Postal Corporation who is in charge of an office supplying postal services to the public
3. APS employee engaged on an ongoing basis with 2 or more years of continuous service who is not specified in another item of this Part
4. Australian Consular Officer or Australian Diplomatic Officer (within the meaning of the Consular Fees Act 1955)
5. Bailiff
6. Bank officer with 2 or more continuous years of service
7. Building society officer with 2 or more years of continuous service
8. Chief executive officer of a Commonwealth court
9. Clerk of a court
10. Commissioner for Affidavits
11. Commissioner for Declarations
12. Credit union officer with 2 or more years of continuous service
13. Employee of a Commonwealth authority engaged on a permanent basis with 2 or more years of continuous service who is not specified in another item in this Part
14. 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
15. Employee of the Commonwealth who is:
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
16. Engineer who is:
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
17. Finance company officer with 2 or more years of continuous service
18. Holder of a statutory office not specified in another item of this Part
19. Judge
20. Justice of the Peace
21. Magistrate
22. Marriage celebrant registered under Subdivision C of Division 1 of Part IV of the Marriage Act 1961
23. Master of a court
24. 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 2 or more years of continuous service; or
c. a warrant officer within the meaning of that Act
25. Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
26. Member of the Governance Institute of Australia Ltd
27. 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
28. Minister of religion registered under Subdivision A of Division 1 of Part IV of the Marriage Act 1961
29. Notary public, including a notary public (however described) exercising functions at a place outside:
a. the Commonwealth; and
b. the external Territories of the Commonwealth
30. Permanent employee of the Australian Postal Corporation with 2 or more years of continuous service who is employed in an office providing postal services to the public
31. Permanent employee of:
a. a State or Territory or a State or Territory authority; or
b. a local government authority;
c. with 2 or more years of continuous service, other than such an employee who is specified in another item of this Part
32. Person before whom a statutory declaration may be made under the law of the State or Territory in which the declaration is made
33. Police officer
34. Registrar, or Deputy Registrar, of a court
35. Senior executive employee of a Commonwealth authority
36. Senior executive employee of a State or Territory
37. SES employee of the Commonwealth
38. Sheriff
39. Sheriff's officer
40. Teacher employed on a permanent full-time or part-time basis at a school or tertiary education institution
The following lists additional persons who are acceptable certifiers:
- 1. 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)
- 2. An officer with, or authorised representative of, a holder of an Australian financial services licence, having 2 or more years of continuous service with one or more licensees
- 3. An officer with, or a credit representative of, a holder of an Australian credit licence, having 2 or more years of continuous service with one or more licensees
- 4. A person in a foreign* country who is authorised by law in that jurisdiction to administer oaths or affirmations or to authenticate documents
- if a document is written in a language other than English, it must be accompanied by an English translation prepared by an accredited translator
Note: please ensure your documents are certified correctly or we will be unable to update your information.