A not for profit association dedicated to improving the proficiency of persons who witness formal documents; Authorised Witness Australia Inc. provides professional development to authorised witnesses* and Justices of the Peace for Australian jurisdictions.
Programs focus on witnessing practices for common documents such as: affidavits, statutory declarations, certified copies, and selected documents that witnesses see on a regular basis, such as; Powers of Attorney, Verification of Identity, and Advance Care Directives.
Authorised Witness Australia develops your capability in witnessing documents. It is not mandatory. It is in addition to any pre-appointment training that may be required by your governing body.
* Authorised Witness; a person who is authorised to witness a signature or certify a copy of a document.
This may be a person appointed, in an occupation, profession, or in some cases simply an adult.
We are pleased to announce the release, of the first in our series, of JP Checklist applications, that you can download to your device. These applications are a series of checklists for witnesses, to use to assist them when witnessing a range of documents.
For Western Australia Justices of the Peace - Click here.
As an introduction - We have provided an example of one of our training modules for Advance Care Directives. Click here.
The membership structure is designed to provide you with the level of service you require and fit within your budget. 100% of fees go toward inproving this service.
Available 24/7 wherever you may be at a time convenient to you.
Our professional development is targeted to specific requirements in each jurisdiction as well as best practices Australia wide.
Our developers are qualified educators, each with over 20 years experience in witnessing documents.
Terry obviously has an excellent understanding of pedagogy and competency based instruction and, as such, has been able to tailor the training modules and tests accordingly…
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