sec.24Power of person appointed by foreign authority to take evidence and administer oaths

### sec.24 Power of person appointed by foreign authority to take evidence and administer oaths Subject to subsections (2) to (4) , where an authority desires to take or receive evidence in Queensland, that authority may appoint a person to take or receive evidence in Queensland and a person so appointed has power to take or receive evidence in Queensland for that authority and for that purpose to administer an oath. Where the authority is not a court or judge, a person so appointed has no power to take or receive evidence, or to administer an oath, in Queensland unless the person has first obtained the consent of the Attorney-General. This section does not authorise the taking or receiving of evidence by a person so appointed in or for use in criminal proceedings. In this section— authority means any court, judge, or person who, or body which, is authorised under the law of a place outside Queensland to take or receive evidence on oath or under any other sanction authorised by law in that place. s 24 amd 1981 No. 3 s 2 (sec.24-ssec.1) Subject to subsections (2) to (4) , where an authority desires to take or receive evidence in Queensland, that authority may appoint a person to take or receive evidence in Queensland and a person so appointed has power to take or receive evidence in Queensland for that authority and for that purpose to administer an oath. (sec.24-ssec.2) Where the authority is not a court or judge, a person so appointed has no power to take or receive evidence, or to administer an oath, in Queensland unless the person has first obtained the consent of the Attorney-General. (sec.24-ssec.3) This section does not authorise the taking or receiving of evidence by a person so appointed in or for use in criminal proceedings. (sec.24-ssec.4) In this section— authority means any court, judge, or person who, or body which, is authorised under the law of a place outside Queensland to take or receive evidence on oath or under any other sanction authorised by law in that place.