Statutory declarations

[mitten]

If you write a statutory declaration on behalf of a family member (to make their busy life easier) which they agree to (all info is legit and correct) and then they sign it in front of a solicitor is that OK?
Or do they have to be the one that writes the declaration. My issue is I have about 10 stats I am looking to get witnessed and my friends/ family members are all very busy so I don't want to burden them to write something which I could do quite easily and they also don't know exactly what has to be included. Is this OK to do or is that against the 'rules' if they didn't write it?
Thanks

 

[Rob_TO]

If you write a statutory declaration on behalf of a family member (to make their busy life easier) which they agree to (all info is legit and correct) and then they sign it in front of a solicitor is that OK?
Or do they have to be the one that writes the declaration. My issue is I have about 10 stats I am looking to get witnessed and my friends/ family members are all very busy so I don't want to burden them to write something which I could do quite easily and they also don't know exactly what has to be included. Is this OK to do or is that against the 'rules' if they didn't write it?
Thanks

The people are supposed to write it themselves. If you write them all, they will all sound the same and it will look very suspicious to a VO reading them.

 

[wowsers]

Statutory declarations are often (indeed usually) drafted by a solicitor or barrister; so there is no rule that they must be written by the person who signs them. What Rob_TO says however is very sensible: a batch of statutory declarations all saying exactly the same thing would be very suspicious. So they should each reflect accurately what the maker can truthfully state.