A person who intentionally makes a false statement in a statutory declaration is guilty of an offence, the Note 1 punishment for which is imprisonment for a term of 4 years see section 11 of the Statutory Declarations Act — 1959. Chapter 2 of the applies to all offences against the see Note 2 Criminal Code Statutory Declarations Act 1959 — section 5A of the Statutory Declarations Act 1959. A statutory declaration under the Statutory Declarations Act 1959 may be made before– (1) a person who is currently licensed or registered under a law to practise in one of the following occupations: Chiropractor Dentist Legal practitioner Medical practitioner Nurse Optometrist Patent attorney Pharmacist Physiotherapist Psychologist Trade marks attorney Veterinary surgeon (2) 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); or (3) a person who is in the following list: Agent of the Australian Postal Corporation who is in charge of an office supplying postal services to the public Australian Consular Officer or Australian Diplomatic Officer (within the meaning of the Consular Fees Act 1955) Bailiff Bank officer with 5 or more continuous years of service Building society officer with 5 or more years of continuous service executive officer of a Commonwealth court Clerk of a court Commissioner for Affidavits Commissioner for Declarations Credit officer with 5 or more years of continuous service Employee of the Australian Trade Commission who is: (a) in a country or place outside Australia; and (b) authorised under paragraph 3 (d) of the and Consular Fees Act 1955; (c) exercising his or her function in that place Employee of the Commonwealth who is: (a) in a country or place outside Australia; and (b) authorised paragraph 3 (c) of the Consular Fees Act 1955; and (c) exercising his or her function in that place Fellow of the National Tax Accountants’ Association Finance company officer with 5 or more years of continuous service Holder of a statutory office not specified in another item in this list
Note 1 A person who intentionally makes a false statement in a statutory declaration is guilty of an offence, the punishment for which is imprisonment for a term of 4 years — see section 11 of the Statutory Declarations Act 1959. Note 2 Chapter 2 of the Criminal Code applies to all offences against the Statutory Declarations Act 1959 — see section 5A of the Statutory Declarations Act 1959. A statutory declaration under the Statutory Declarations Act 1959 may be made before– (1) a person who is currently licensed or registered under a law to practise in one of the following occupations: Chiropractor Dentist Legal practitioner Medical practitioner Nurse Optometrist Patent attorney Pharmacist Physiotherapist Psychologist Trade marks attorney Veterinary surgeon (2) 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); or (3) a person who is in the following list: Agent of the Australian Postal Corporation who is in charge of an office supplying postal services to the public Australian Consular Officer or Australian Diplomatic Officer (within the meaning of the Consular Fees Act 1955) Bailiff Bank officer with 5 or more continuous years of service Building society officer with 5 or more years of continuous service executive officer of a Commonwealth court Clerk of a court Commissioner for Affidavits Commissioner for Declarations Credit officer with 5 or more years of continuous service Employee of the Australian Trade 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 his or her function in that place Employee of the Commonwealth who is: (a) in a country or place outside Australia; and (b) authorised paragraph 3 (c) of the Consular Fees Act 1955; and (c) exercising his or her function in that place Fellow of the National Tax Accountants’ Association Finance company officer with 5 or more years of continuous service Holder of a statutory office not specified in another item in this list
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