For builders and contractors
Month-end shouldn't depend on finding a JP.
Many head contracts require a witnessed statutory declaration that subcontractors have been paid before a progress claim is paid. That declaration comes around every month.
Where it goes wrong
It falls due on the same day every month
Claims cluster around the 25th and month-end. That's when your director is on site, the office is flat out, and the JP at the library has a queue.
The declaration gates the claim
Head contracts commonly make the statutory declaration a precondition to payment, so a large claim can wait on a signature and a witness.
It's after hours by the time it's ready
The subcontractor payment schedule isn't final until late. By the time the declaration can honestly be sworn, everything free has closed.
Site-based directors can't get to a desk
The person who has to swear it is the person least likely to be near a witness.
Documents we handle
- Statutory declarations supporting progress claims
- Supporting statements under security of payment legislation
- Subcontractor payment declarations
- Declarations under head contract annexures
- Retention and release declarations
- Statutory declarations for practical completion claims
- Licensing and annual reporting declarations
- Subcontract agreements and deeds
Why use us
Open when the claim is ready
Sessions run on weekday evenings until 9pm and through the day on weekends (Brisbane time), so the declaration can be made the evening it's finalised.
Book ahead of the deadline
Book a session time in advance for claim week, or connect on demand during our hours.
Your contract's form, as you provide it
Upload the annexure form your head contract requires. The practitioner witnesses it as it is – we don't prepare or check the form.
$39 per document
Charged only once it's witnessed, whether you book a time or connect on demand. Regular volume? Ask about monthly invoicing.
Questions
Does a supporting statement have to be witnessed?
The statutory supporting statement itself generally doesn't require a witness, but many head contracts separately require a statutory declaration in an annexure form, and a statutory declaration does need a witness. Check your contract, or ask your own adviser – we can't tell you what your contract requires.
Can the same director swear declarations for several projects?
Yes. Each declaration is its own session and its own fee, with an identity check each time.
What if we're claiming across multiple states?
We cover the Commonwealth plus Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, the ACT and the Northern Territory. We don't currently cover WA or Tasmania.
Get this month's declaration witnessed
Book a time or connect on demand during our hours. If you have regular volume across a business, make an enquiry about monthly invoicing.