Western Australian statutory declaration: form and authorised witnesses
A Western Australian statutory declaration is made under the Oaths, Affidavits and Statutory Declarations Act 2005. Who may witness it is set out in Schedule 2 of that Act, and the list is occupation based.
WA publishes its authorised witness list as a standalone document, which makes it one of the easier lists to check before you go. The list includes Justices of the Peace and legal practitioners, and extends to occupations such as nurses, optometrists, teachers, ministers of religion, Members of Parliament, licensed surveyors and local government chief executives and councillors.
Because the list is long and specific, check the current published version for your witness's exact occupation rather than assuming.
This page explains the process and points you to the official source. It is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your situation, speak to a lawyer, Legal Aid or a community legal centre.
Checked 14 August 2026. We re-check this page every six months, and sooner if a witness list changes.
The official form
We link the form rather than hosting a copy. Forms get amended, and an old one can be refused after you have filled it in and had it witnessed. Take the current version from the government page.
WA authorised witness list at wa.gov.au
The list is also published as a standalone document: Schedule 2 authorised witnesses (PDF).
How the WA list works
An authorised witness for a statutory declaration made in Western Australia is any person described in the second column of Schedule 2 of the Act. That means the test is the witness's occupation or office, not a general category like "professional".
Reported categories include Justices of the Peace, legal practitioners, public notaries, local government chief executive officers and councillors, authorised marriage celebrants, Members of Parliament, ministers of religion, nurses, registered optometrists, registered patent attorneys, Commonwealth public service officers, real estate and settlement agent licence holders, the Sheriff of Western Australia, licensed surveyors, teachers, tribunal members and registered veterinary surgeons.
Check the published list for your specific witness. We deliberately do not reproduce the full schedule here, because a partial or stale copy of a witness list is exactly what causes a declaration to be refused.
Signing it
Under the Act you declare orally, in the presence of the authorised witness, that you are the person named, that the contents are true, and that the signature is yours. Where a declaration runs to more than one page, the attestation appears on the last page and the other pages are signed at the foot by both you and the witness.
Common questions
Where do I find the WA authorised witness list?
The Government of Western Australia publishes it as a standalone document reproducing Schedule 2 of the Oaths, Affidavits and Statutory Declarations Act 2005. The link is in the sources below.
Can a pharmacist witness a WA statutory declaration?
Check the published Schedule 2 list for the current position rather than assuming either way. WA's list is occupation based and specific, and it differs from the Commonwealth and Victorian lists which do name pharmacists.
What if my declaration is longer than one page?
The formal attestation goes on the last page, and every other page is signed at the foot by both you and the authorised witness.
Where this comes from
Every rule on this page comes from the official source below. We link them rather than copy them, because a form or a witness list that is out of date is worse than no form at all. Check the source if anything here matters to your document.
- Government of Western Australia, authorised witnesses for statutory declarations, the official WA witness list publication.
- Schedule 2, authorised witnesses for statutory declarations (PDF), the list as published by the WA Government.
- Who can witness a Commonwealth statutory declaration, the Commonwealth list, for comparison.
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