Alternative oath
24A Alternative oath
A person may take an oath even if the person’s religious or spiritual beliefs do not include a belief in the existence of a god.
Despite anything to the contrary in this Act, the form of oath taken by a person—
need not include a reference to a god; and
may instead refer to the basis of the person’s beliefs in accordance with a form prescribed by regulation.
Note The Commonwealth Act does not include an equivalent provision to s 24A.
Division 2.1.3 General rules about giving evidence
This provision refers to the regulations (prescribed by regulation
). Made under this Act:
- Evidence Regulation 2012 · under s 197
This Act’s bill:Explanatory statementSecond reading speech
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