Presenting at AHPRA - Statutory Declarations

[Kendall]

Hi all,

My wife has recently received her Notice of Principle Approval from AHPRA and we have recently booked flights to Perth to present in person. I just have a couple of queries:

We know she will need to provide a statutory declaration for both COGS and ICHC, however on looking at these it reads as follows:

"I, ___________________________________ of ___________________________________________ in the State of Western Australia, employed as a ___________________________________, sincerely declare under the Oaths, Affidavits and Statutory Declarations Act 2005 (WA) as follows:"

Now, we were hoping to use my Aunt's address as our Aussie address, but she is in Melbourne and so not in the State of WA. Additionally, she isn't employed as a Nurse in Australia (she is currently a Registered Nurse but working as a student health visitor in the UK).

What would those in the know advise we do here?

We already have Westpac bank accounts from our time in Aus under WHVs, I assume we can just update the address to be Australian when we arrive and generate a statement in branch.

 

Thanks for your help!

[Lauram1]

I'm in the same position! Also, can a medical professional from the UK sign the declaration? I don't want to get there and AHPRA say they cant accept it as UK medical professional witnessed it!! I already had to do all my certificates again as a uk solicitor wasnt valid to certify! Had to pay again and get a notary to do them!!

[paulhand]

5 hours ago, Lauram1 said:

I'm in the same position! Also, can a medical professional from the UK sign the declaration? I don't want to get there and AHPRA say they cant accept it as UK medical professional witnessed it!! I already had to do all my certificates again as a uk solicitor wasnt valid to certify! Had to pay again and get a notary to do them!!

Why not just wait and get it executed when you arrive. Any JP will do it for free - check local libraries and shopping centres for sessions.