Oaths Act 2001 (Tas)

Oaths Act 2001

An Act to provide for the making of oaths, affidavits, declarations and affirmations [Royal Assent 17 December 2001]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

PART 1 - Preliminary

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Oaths Act 2001 .

2. Commencement This Act commences on a day to be proclaimed.

3. Interpretation 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.