Basics

Welcome To This Module For Individual Remote Witnessing

Welcome and thank you for choosing this eLearning module on how to do Remote Witnessing for Honorary Justices. How To Navigate This ModuleThis eLearning module has a number of Sections which include relevant content in Lessons; within the lessons there are Topics with the details related to the specific area of learning. Please note lessons only have topics within them when

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Welcome To This Module For Remote Witnessing

Welcome and thank you for choosing this eLearning module covering  Remote Witnessing for Honorary Justices. How To Navigate This ModuleThis eLearning module has a number of Sections which include relevant content in Lessons; within the lessons there are Topics with the details related to the specific area of learning. Please note lessons only have topics within them when there is a

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Certifying copies and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency

The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency is the organisation responsible for the implementation of the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme across Australia. It works with 15 National Health Practitioner Boards in implementing the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme. The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency and the National Boards regularly consult with advisory groups to gather feedback, information, and advice on a

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What is assessing capacity?

As an authorised witness, you may be called on to sign documents that provide somebody with the power to make personal and/or financial decisions on behalf of another person (known as the principal). Under various advanced care or health directives, these documents may provide that person with the ability to give directions about normal and

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Overview of the Commonwealth and state guidelines for statutory declarations

In Australia, the Commonwealth has its own legislation and specific requirements for statutory declarations, as do each of the states and territories. This applies to both the verbal declaration to be said out loud, and the type of document to be used. As with certified true copies, the process and the wording used for statutory

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What are statutory declarations?

According to the Australian Government, a statutory declaration is: a written statement declared to be true in the presence of an authorised witness.  The Statutory Declarations Act 1959 governs the use of statutory declarations in matters involving the law of the Australian Commonwealth, Australian Capital Territory, and other territories but not including the Northern Territory. It is a legally

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