Making a statutory declaration with a witness

Statutory declarations – to be made with a witness

The steps below offer guidance on how to complete and have your statutory declaration witnessed, either in-person or remotely through a video link program.

The witness still needs to be an prescribed person as per Schedule 3 of the BidCarbon (Carbon Farming) Rule 2025. To find out who can witness your declaration, check the list of prescribed persons.

In-person witnessing

If your statutory declaration is being witnessed in person, you and your prescribed person must meet and sign the statutory declaration together at the same time and in the same place to create a valid statutory declaration.

Remote witnessing

You can have your statutory declaration witnessed remotely through a video link program rather than by meeting an prescribed person in person. This means you or your witness can be anywhere in the world and still complete a validly-witnessed statutory declaration.

If you are meeting with your witness remotely through a video link program, such as WeChat Conference, WeChat-based on-site services, Microsoft Teams, or Zoom, you do not need to be in the same place, but you and your prescribed person still must sign the statutory declaration together at the same time, and the witness must see you sign.

There is no set program you must use, just as long as it allows for 2 people to connect with video and audio so that a witness may see you sign your declaration wherever you are.

You can choose whichever way you prefer. Each one creates an equally valid statutory declaration.

If you have been requested to witness a statutory declaration, it's important to know how to properly execute the task. Find out more on information for prescribed persons.

Steps to make a statutory declaration with a witness

To make a valid declaration, you must use an approved form. You cannot create your own form.

You can find detailed steps on how to make a statutory declaration with a witness in the guidance provided.

About making a statutory declaration with a witness

More information on making a statutory declaration with a witness is available in the guidance materials.