A transcript notation '(Oaths of office taken)' at a judicial swearing-in ceremony gives rise to an irresistible inference that the required oaths were duly administered. Even if there were a defect in the oath-taking process, the de facto officers doctrine validates the judicial acts performed. Section 11(1) of the Oaths Act 1900 (NSW) does not automatically vacate the office of a judge who fails to take the required oaths; it merely requires the officeholder to vacate.
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