Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations(SCR o 40 r 5 and r 7 and o 80 r 3; MC(CJ)R s 204 (2) (d); NSW r 35.7B; Qld r 432)
(1) The person (or each person) making an affidavit and the person taking the affidavit must sign or initial each page of the affidavit.
(2) For each person making the affidavit, a statement (a jurat ) must be placed at the end of the body of the affidavit and must—
(a) state whether the affidavit was sworn or affirmed; and
(b) state the place the person made the affidavit; and
(c) be signed by the person making the affidavit in the presence of the person taking the affidavit; and
(d) then be signed by the person taking the affidavit, above a statement of the person's full name, address and capacity to take the affidavit.
Example of capacity for r (2) (d)
solicitor
Note 1 An example is part of these rules, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).
Note 2 See the Commonwealth Evidence Act, s 186 (Swearing of affidavits before justices of the peace, notaries public and lawyers) and the Oaths and Affirmations Act 1984 , s 11 (Authority to administer oath etc).
(3) However, a single jurat may be used for 2 or more people making the affidavit if—
(a) they all swear or affirm the affidavit at the same time before the same person; and
(b) the jurat includes their names in addition to the details required for each of them under subrule (2).