Western Australian Current Acts

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