Are nurses commissioners of oaths?

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Hi, I live in Australia and wondering if nurses are commissioner of oaths? Thanks

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I don't know what the official title might denote, but I have "commissioned" a multitude of oaths while working as a nurse. :D

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Specializes in Hospice.

I think they are the equivalent of a notary public in the US.

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We are not notary's. That is not part of the license. We cannot make your letter official by stamping/signing it.

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Specializes in ED, Tele, MedSurg, ADN, Outpatient, LTC, Peds.

No we are not in the US unless we go thru certain steps.

In New York City, if you are not a lawyer or work as a law clerk with a lawyer, you have to meet certain criteria, take an exam to obtain a certificate of fitness and be approved by the city council.

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Specializes in NICU.

In Australia, it looks like nurses are included in the professions permitted to witness statutory declarations, but affidavits must be witnessed by a lawyer, notary public, court clerk, etc.

List of authorised witnesses | Attorney-General's Department

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