Victorian Numbered Acts

OATHS AND AFFIRMATIONS ACT 2018 (NO. 6 OF 2018) - SECT 32

    (1)     Subject to subsection (3), any person who assists a person to make a statutory declaration must on the face of the document legibly—

        (a)     write or stamp the name and address of the assistant; and

        (b)     explain the nature of the assistance provided to the person making the declaration.

Examples

Translation assistance, assistance with writing or reading.

    (2)     The assistant referred to in subsection (1) may be the same person who witnesses the statutory declaration if qualified under section 30(2).

    (3)     Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who, in a professional capacity, prepares or writes a statutory declaration for the person's client on the client's instructions, including—

        (a)     an Australian legal practitioner; or

        (b)     a licensed conveyancer; or

        (c)     a person assisting another person to prepare a Victim Impact Statement.