Legislative Assembly (Powers and Privileges) Act 1992

A person summonsed to attend before the Assembly pursuant to section 18 may be required to give evidence before the Assembly and be examined on oath.

A committee which has been authorised by the Assembly to send for persons, papers, and records, may require that a fact, matter or thing relating to the subject of the inquiry by the committee be verified or ascertained by the oral examination of witnesses and may cause such witnesses to be examined on oath.

The Clerk or the clerk attending the committee may administer an oath to a witness appearing before the Assembly or a committee authorised by subsections (1) and (2) to examine witnesses on oath.