21Declarations in cases not specifically provided for

#### 21 Declarations in cases not specifically provided for 21 Declarations in cases not specifically provided for > > (1) The Registrar-General, a Deputy Registrar-General or any justice of the peace, notary public, commissioner of the court for taking affidavits, Australian legal practitioner authorised by section 27 (1) to take and receive any affidavit, a federal judicial officer, or other person by law authorised to administer an oath, may take and receive the declaration of any person voluntarily making the same before him or her, in the form or to the effect of the form in either the Eighth or the Ninth Schedule. > > > (2) Any statutory declaration taken and received prior to the commencement of the [Oaths (Amendment) Act 1916](/view/pdf/asmade/act-1916-5) before any commissioner of the court for taking affidavits, shall be deemed to have been duly taken and received. > > > (3) In this section— > > > > federal judicial officer means— > > > > > (a) a Judge of the Federal Court of Australia, or > > > > > (b) a Judge of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia. > > > > > (c) (Repealed) > > **s 21:** Subst 1916 No 5, sec 4. Am 1936 No 12, sec 2 (1) (c); 1970 No 20, sec 3 (a); 2003 No 71, Sch 7 \[1\]; 2006 No 120, Sch 3.19 \[1\]; 2010 No 17, Sch 1.2; 2020 No 24, Sch 1.11\[1\] \[2\]; 2023 No 7, Sch 2.37\[1\].