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Documents incorrectly certified will not be accepted by the CMSA.

To find a Justice of the Peace in Australia, go to http://australia.gov.au/topics/law-and-justice/justices-of-the-peace or New Zealand, go to http://www.jpfed.org.nz/Find+a+JP.html STATUTORY DECLARATIONS If you are required to submit a Statutory Declaration in lieu of an Employment Verification Form (for those candidates who are self employed) these are available from each state and territory or from the Australian Government Attorney General’s Department. http://www.ag.gov.au/STATDEC or New Zealand residents please go to http://www.jpfed.org.nz/What+Can+a+JP+Do+For+Me/ statutory+declaration.html AUDITING OF APPLICATIONS As part of the CMSA’s ongoing quality assurance of Affiliate Members the Society will conduct random audits of applications, including authenticating information provided by the candidate or on the candidate’s behalf within the Employment Verification Form, Professional Training and Development (PTD) Form A and Form B, Referee Form 1 and Referee Form 2. Should you be audited you, and/or individuals submitting information in support of your application, will be given 28 days, from the date of notice issued by the CMSA, to verify, clarify and/or substantiate all claims. This may include a request for evidence (e.g. certified copies of certificates, letters of verification etc) of claims you have made as to your Professional Training and Development activities. VOCATIONAL CASE MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE Employment Verification Form All candidates must complete and submit a certified copy of the Employment Verification Form as evidence of their vocational case management experience (practical or theoretical). This form is available online at www.cmsa.org.au on the Membership Categories page of the website. Please download and save a copy to your personal computer. Please note all information must be typed into the form, saved and then printed prior to being signed and certified. You must then scan the certified copy and save a copy to your personal computer in readiness to attach to your online application. Hand written copies will not be accepted by the CMSA. Please note you must demonstrate that 12 months (1824 hours) Full Time Equivalent (FTE) practice (practical or theoretical) of your total hours has occurred in the past 3 years. This compulsory FTE is based on 38 hours per week over 48 weeks. • Provide a copy of the Fellow Application Guidelines to the individual completing the form. • Download and provide a copy of the form in Microsoft Office Word to the individual completing the form. • Provide the individual with the CMSA contact details should they have any questions related to completing the form. • Check the completed form for any errors or omissions prior to having it certified. If you are self employed and are submitting a Statutory Declaration in lieu of an Employment Verification Form it is your responsibility to: • Download a Statutory Declaration form from the Australian Government Attorney General’s Department. http://www.ag.gov.au/ STATDEC or New Zealand http://www.jpfed.org.nz/What+Can+a+JP+Do+For+Me/statutory+declaration.html • Prepare the content in full by referring to the Employment Verification Form. The CMSA will not contribute to this process and recommends you seek assistance from another individual in the drafting and review of the content. • Include details of your current and past vocational case management experience (practical or theoretical) with dates and total FTE equivalent hours for term of employment. • Check the completed Statutory Declaration for any errors or omissions prior to having it certified. If you are submitting an Employment Verification Form it is your responsibility to:

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Fellow Members (FCMSA) of the Case Management Society of Australia & New Zealand (CMSA) adhere to the CMSA National Standards & National Code of Ethics for Case Management in all their day-to-day professional interactions with colleagues, the community, clients & /or representatives, key stakeholders & employer thus contributing to the veracity, integrity & fidelity of the profession of case management.