what is the difference between an affidavit and a statutory declaration?

Answer 1

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A statutory declaration is a written statement declared to be true in the presence of an authorized witness. A person wishing to use a statutory declaration in connection with a law of the Commonwealth, the Australian Capital Territory or certain other Territories must make the declaration in accordance with the Statutory Declarations Act 1959 (the Act).

Under the Act a person who willfully makes a false statement in a statutory declaration is guilty of an offense and may be fined or gaoled, or both.

The Act provides that a statutory declaration must be in the prescribed form and must be made before a prescribed witness. The form for making a statutory declaration and the persons who can witness a statutory declaration are prescribed under the Statutory Declarations Regulations 1993 (the Regulations).

A new form for making a statutory declaration came into effect on 26 November 2004. The Regulations allow either the new form or its predecessor to be used up to and including 30 June 2006. From 1 July 2006, the new form must be used.

Persons wishing to make a statutory declaration in relation to a matter concerning State law will need to check the procedures for making and using declarations with the relevant State.

Answer 2

Statutory Declarations Regulations 1993

Answer 3

An affidavit is a statement or declaration, made under oath, that can be admitted as evidence in preliminary matters.

A statutory declaration is similar, but it looks like most jurisdictions use those for out-of-court business transactions, instead of court-related activities.

These general definitions may vary, since the terms would be defined per jurisidction (state, country). Some jurisdictions require a jurat or notarization, some don't.

Answer 4

An affidavit is a formal sworn statement of fact, signed by the declarant (who is called the affiant), and witnessed (as to the veracity of the affiant's signature) by a taker of oaths, such as a notary public. The name is Medieval Latin for he has declared upon oath.

One use of affidavits is to allow evidence to be gathered from witnesses or participants that may not be available to testify in person before the court.

A statutory declaration is a legal document defined under the law of certain Commonwealth nations. It is effectively an oath, or statement that is sworn to be true in the presence of legally prescribed witnesses.

Statutory declarations are commonly used to allow a person to affirm something to be true for the purposes of satisfying some legal requirement or regulation when no other evidence is available. They are thus similar to affidavits.

Depending on jurisdiction, statutory declarations can be used for:

Declarations of identity, nationality, marital status, etc. when documentary evidence is unavailable.
Declaring the intention to change one's name.
Affirming the provenance and nature of goods for export or import.
Statements of originality for patent applications.

Answer 5

An affidavit is simply a statement of facts as you see them... you have the right to alter it.

A statutory declaration is different in that you are bound to it and can be charged criminally with any falsities.

Answer 6

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