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In forceRequirements for oaths
Chapter 2Adducing evidence
Part 2.1Witnesses
Division 2Oaths and affirmations
24 Requirements for oaths
(1)
It is not necessary that a religious text be used in taking an oath.
(2)
An oath is effective for the purposes of this Division even if the person who took it:
(a)
did not have a religious belief or did not have a religious belief of a particular kind; or
(b)
did not understand the nature and consequences of the oath.
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