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Evidence Act 2001
23Choice of oath or affirmation
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### 23 Choice of oath or affirmation
> > (1) A person who is to be a witness or act as an interpreter in a proceeding may choose to take an oath or make an affirmation.
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> > (2) The court is to inform the person that he or she has this choice.
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> > (3) The court may direct a person who is to be a witness to make an affirmation if –
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> > > > (a) the person refuses to choose whether to take an oath or make an affirmation; or
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> > > > (b) it is not reasonably practicable for the person to take an appropriate oath.