In this Act –

affidavit includes –

(a) any affirmation, statutory declaration or other declaration; and

(b) any acknowledgment, examination or attestation; and

(c) for the purpose of section 7 , any deposition or statement made by an informant or a complainant;

appointed person means a person appointed under section 9 to take and receive evidence;

commissioner for declarations means a person referred to in section 12 ;

consular agent means –

(a) a consul-general, consul, vice-consul or consular agent; and

(b) an acting consul-general, acting consul, acting vice-consul or acting consular agent;

declared office means an office declared under section 8 ;

diplomatic agent means –

(a) any ambassador, envoy, high commissioner, minister, head of mission, commissioner, charge d'affaires , counsellor or secretary at any embassy, legation, high commission or commission; and

(b) a trade commissioner; and

(c) a person appointed to hold or act in a declared office in a country or place outside Australia;

judicial authority means a judge, person, court or body authorised by the law of a place outside this State to take or receive evidence on oath in that place;

oath includes an affirmation and a declaration;

relevant matter includes –

(a) age; and

(b) the capacity to hear, understand or communicate.