Oaths Act 1960 (NI)

NORFOLK ISLAND

OATHS ACT 1960

[Consolidated as at 7 April 2000 on the authority of the Administrator and in accordance with the Enactments Reprinting Act 1980] ________

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

PART 1 — PRELIMINARY 1. Short title . . . . 3. Interpretation

PART 2 — PROMISSORY OATHS AND AFFIRMATIONS 4. Form of oath of allegiance 5. Affirmation in lieu of oath 6. Prohibition on use of oath of allegiance 7. Oath of office 8. Consequences of failure to take prescribed oath, etc 9. Oath of allegiance or office may be taken before Justice

PART 3 — AFFIDAVITS 10. Swearing of affidavits in the Territory

PART 4 — FORMS OF OATHS 11. Usual manner of administering oath 12. Interpreter's oath 13. Other manner of administering oaths 14. Declaration or affirmation instead of oath in legal proceedings

PART 5 — MISCELLANEOUS 15. Persons authorised to administer oath may take affirmation in lieu of oath 16. Administering oaths, etc, without authority 17. Absence of religious belief not to affect oath 18. Taking of oaths and affidavits out of the Territory Schedule 1 Schedule 2 Schedule 3 Schedule 4 Schedule 5 Schedule 6 Schedule 7

NORFOLK ISLAND

Oaths Act 1960 _______________________________________________________________________

An Act to provide for the Manner of Taking, and the Form of, certain Oaths and Affirmations, and for other purposes

part 1 — Preliminary Short title 1. This Act may be cited as the Oaths Act 1960. . . . . Interpretation 3. (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears — "Australian Consular Officer" and "Australian Diplomatic Officer" have, respectively, the same meanings as those expressions have in the Consular Fees Act 1955 of the Commonwealth; "Court" includes the Judge of the Supreme Court, a Magistrate holding office under the Court of Petty Sessions Act 1960, a board of inquiry or other tribunal and an arbitrator or other person having authority by law or consent of parties to take evidence on oath; "instrument" means instrument or document in writing; "judicial proceedings" means proceedings in or before a Court; "Justice of the Peace" means a Justice of the Peace for the Territory; "the Territory" means Norfolk Island.