A statutory declaration must be provided by all individuals who conduct lobbying activities (that is, the lobbyist if he or she is an individual, and any employees, contractors or persons otherwise engaged by the lobbyist).

Before an individual can be included on the Register of Lobbyists, a statutory declaration is required to the effect that the individual has never been sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 30 months or more and has not been convicted, as an adult, in the last ten years, of an offence, one element of which involves dishonesty, such as theft or fraud.

A statutory declaration must be made pursuant to the legislation applicable in the State or Territory in which the declaration is made.

A person making a statutory declaration in New South Wales may use the statutory declaration form provided here. NB: Please use the correct form for statutory declarations made in other Australian jurisdictions.

Please ensure that all of the sections of the statutory declaration form are completed and that the declaration is witnessed by an appropriately qualified person.  The following persons may witness a statutory declaration in New South Wales:

• a justice of the peace;
• a notary public;
• a solicitor or barrister with a current New South Wales or interstate practising certificate;
• a commissioner of the court for taking affidavits; and
• a person by law authorised to administer an oath.

An incomplete statutory declaration will delay the processing of an application for inclusion on the Register of Lobbyists.

For further information about the required statutory declaration see the Lobbyist Code of Conduct.