If someone wishes to assert that a claim they made is true and valid to fulfill a legal condition, a statutory declaration can be used for this situation. Statutory declarations are especially important in cases with little available evidence.
What is the purpose of a statutory declaration?
Statutory declarations are commonly used to allow a person to declare 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, which, however, are made on oath.
What do you need for a statutory declaration?
Your statutory declaration should contain:
- your full name.
- your address.
- your occupation.
- a statement that you "do solemnly and sincerely declare"
- the things you say are true.
