Executive Councillor’s pledge of loyalty or oath of allegiance and oath of office
35CA Executive Councillor’s pledge of loyalty or oath of allegiance and oath of office
Before assuming office, a person appointed as a member of the Executive Council is to take—
the pledge of loyalty or oath of allegiance, and
the Executive Councillor’s oath of office,
before the Governor or other person authorised by the Governor for that purpose.
The pledge of loyalty is to be in the following form—
Under God, I pledge my loyalty to Australia and to the people of New South Wales.
A member of the Executive Council may omit the words “Under God” when taking the pledge of loyalty.
The oath of allegiance is to be in the following form (with the name of the reigning Sovereign substituted, where appropriate)—
I swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Her heirs and successors according to law. So help me God.
The Executive Councillor’s oath of office is to be in the following form—
I, being appointed as a member of the Executive Council of New South Wales, do swear that I will perform the functions and duties of an Executive Councillor faithfully and to the best of my ability and, when required to do so, freely give my counsel and advice to the Governor or officer administering the Government of New South Wales for the time being for the good management of the public affairs of New South Wales, and that I will not directly or indirectly reveal matters debated in the Council and committed to my secrecy, but that I will in all things be a true and faithful councillor.
So help me God.
A member of the Executive Council may, instead of taking an oath under this section, make an affirmation to the same effect.
This section applies only to members of the Executive Council appointed after the commencement of the Constitution Amendment (Pledge of Loyalty) Act 2006.
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