Commissioners for oaths
23 Commissioners for oaths
Each of the following is a commissioner for oaths:
a member of the Legislative Assembly;
a member of the Commonwealth Senate who represents the Territory;
(c) a member of the Commonwealth House of Representatives who represents an electorate in the Territory;
a legal practitioner;
a police officer;
a person appointed under subsection (2).
(2) The Minister may, in writing, appoint a person to be a commissioner for oaths for a period specified in the appointment and not exceeding 5 years.
(3) The Minister must not appoint a person under subsection (2) unless the Minister is satisfied that the person is a fit and proper person to be a commissioner for oaths.
(4) In deciding whether the person is a fit and proper person to be a commissioner for oaths, the Minister must have regard to:
(a) whether the person has been convicted of an offence in Australia or a foreign country, and if so:
the nature of the offence; and
how long ago the offence was committed; and
the person's age when the offence was committed; and
any other matter the Minister considers relevant to the decision.
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