Statutory declarations
Information a statutory declaration must include
You and your witness must include certain information and statements on the statutory declaration.
If you have safety concerns
The statutory declaration form asks for your address and the place where the declaration is signed.
You may exercise judgment and state your address only as ‘Queensland’ or ‘Australia’ if it would be unsafe to reveal this information. For example, if there are worries about domestic, family, or sexual violence.
A witness must provide more personal information at the bottom of the form. Witnesses should refer to the Witness information for statutory declarations or affidavits fact sheet for more information.
Information you must include
You need to make sure your statutory declaration includes the following information on it—this should be at the end of the statutory declaration near where you sign:
‘The contents of this statutory declaration are true, except where they are stated on the basis of information and belief, in which case they are true to the best of my knowledge. I understand that a person who makes a declaration that the person knows is false in a material particular commits an offence.’
On the approved form, this statement is already included in a grey box near where you sign.
If you sign the statutory declaration electronically, you will also need to indicate that:
'This statutory declaration was made in the form of an electronic document.’
‘This statutory declaration was electronically signed.’
If your statutory declaration was signed or witnessed over audio visual link, you will also need to indicate that:
‘This statutory declaration was made, signed and witnessed under Part 6A of the Oaths Act 1867.’
On the approved form, this information can be indicated by ticking the appropriate boxes near where you sign.
Information the witness must include
The witness must also include particular information on the statutory declaration. See the Witness information for statutory declarations or affidavits fact sheet for more information.
Attachments
You can attach documents to your statutory declaration. If you refer to a document in your statutory declaration, you should attach it to the declaration.
Attachments are usually marked with letters (A, B, C, etc). You can also use numbers (1, 2, 3, etc) or other references.
It is recommended that you and the witness sign or initial each attachment.
In this guide:
- Download a statutory declaration form
- A witness for a statutory declaration
- Information a statutory declaration must include
- Making a statutory declaration
- Declaring a statutory declaration
- Signing a statutory declaration
- After a statutory declaration is made
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