Attaching material to a witnessed document
Exhibits and annexures are not the same thing, they are not attached the same way, and getting it wrong is among the most common reasons an affidavit comes back from the registry.
Most affidavits and many statutory declarations attach documents. An annexure is attached to and forms part of the document itself. An exhibit is a separate document identified by a certificate signed by the person who takes the affidavit. Which one to use, and how to mark it, is governed by the rules of the court the affidavit is filed in.
The mechanics matter more than they should. An exhibit certificate that does not identify the exhibit correctly, annexures that are not paginated continuously, a reference in the body to "Annexure C" where the attachment is marked "Exhibit C" - each of these gets documents rejected, and each is entirely avoidable.
Electronic material is where most of the difficulty now sits. Emails, text messages and screenshots are routinely the most important evidence in a matter and the worst-handled. A screenshot with no metadata, a chain of emails printed out of order, a message thread with no indication of who holds which number: these are all problems the drafting can solve and frequently does not.
The law where your document is made
Which law your document is made under decides its form, who may witness it, and whether it can be witnessed by video link.
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