Oaths Act 1936 (SA)

South Australia Oaths Act 1936 An Act relating to oaths, affirmations, declarations, affidavits and attestations.

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title Part 2—Promissory oaths and declarations Division 1—Oaths 4 Interpretation 5 Oaths to be taken by the Governor 6 Oaths to be taken by members of the Executive Council 6A Oaths to be taken by Ministers who are not members of the Executive Council or by Parliamentary Secretary to a Minister 7 Oaths to be taken by judicial officers 8 Form of oath of allegiance 9 Form of official oath 10 Form of oath of fidelity 11 Form of judicial oath 12 Use of name of Sovereign for the time being Division 2—Affirmations 13 Affirmation in lieu of oath 14 Form of affirmation 15 Persons entitled to take affirmations 16 Penalty on not taking prescribed oath Division 3—Miscellaneous 17 Prohibition on use of oath of allegiance 18 Substitution of declarations for oaths 19 Effect of not making declaration as required by this Part 20 Saving of power to alter declaration 21 Saving 22 Saving of rights dependent upon taking an oath Part 3—Statutory declarations 23 Operation of the Imperial Act, 5 and 6 Wm. 4 c. 62 24 Part not to apply to oaths in judicial proceedings 25 Taking statutory declarations 26 Fees on taking of oath 27 False declaration Part 4—Affidavits 27A Taking affidavits 28 Commissioners for taking affidavits etc 30 False statement by affidavit 31 Supreme Court to take judicial notice of signatures Part 5—Miscellaneous 32 Minor non-compliance does not affect validity 33 Codes of practice 34 Requirements of other Acts taken to be complied with 35 Offence of taking affidavit, affirmation or declaration without authority 36 Immunity 37 Regulations Schedule 1—Authorisation of persons 1 Persons before whom a statutory declaration may be made 2 Persons authorised to take an affidavit Legislative history