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3614Admission—oath or affirmation
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3614 Admission—oath or affirmation
(1) A person must, before being admitted, take an oath or make an
affirmation—
(a) before the court; or
(b) if the admissions board approves the person’s request for
absentee admission—in accordance with rule 3614A.
(2) An oath taken under this rule must be in the following form:
I, (name), swear that I will well and honestly conduct myself in the
practice of law as a lawyer of the Supreme Court of the Australian
Capital Territory according to the best of my knowledge and ability.
So help me God!
(3) An affirmation made under this rule must be in the following form:
I, (name), solemnly and sincerely affirm that I will well and honestly
conduct myself in the practice of law as a lawyer of the Supreme
Court of the Australian Capital Territory according to the best of my
knowledge and ability.
Rule 3614A