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2009-07-05

24A. Alternative oath

24A. Alternative oath

(1) A person may take an oath even if the person's religious or spiritual
beliefs do not include a belief in the existence of a god.

(2) Despite anything to the contrary in this Act, the form of oath taken by a person-

(a) need not include a reference to a god; and

(b) may instead refer to the basis of the person's beliefs in accordance with a form prescribed by the regulations.

Note

The Commonwealth Act does not include an equivalent provision to section
24A.

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