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Evidence Act 2011
24AAlternative oath
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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 regulation.
Note The Commonwealth Act does not include an equivalent provision to
s 24A.