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s 51

When complaint to be on oath and when not

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Part 4General procedure
Division 3How complaints are made

51 When complaint to be on oath and when not

Unless otherwise expressly provided—

(a)

when it is intended to issue a warrant in the first instance against the party charged—the complaint in writing must be on oath, which oath may be made by the complainant; and

(b)

when it is intended to issue a summons in the first instance against the party charged—the complaint in writing need not be on oath.

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