s 186
In forceSwearing of affidavits before justices of the peace, notaries public and lawyers
Chapter 5Miscellaneous
186 Swearing of affidavits before justices of the peace, notaries public and lawyers
(1)
Affidavits for use in:
(a)
an Australian court (other than a court of a Territory) in proceedings involving the exercise of federal jurisdiction; or
(b)
a court of a Territory in proceedings involving the exercise of jurisdiction conferred by an Act of the Parliament;
may be sworn before any justice of the peace, notary public or Australian lawyer without the issue of any commission for taking affidavits.
(2)
In this section:
proceedings includes proceedings that:
(a)
relate to bail; or
(b)
are interlocutory proceedings or proceedings of a similar kind; or
(c)
are heard in chambers; or
(d)
relate to sentencing.
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