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Federal Court of Australia Act 1976
37EOath or affirmation of office
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#### 37E Oath or affirmation of office
A person who is appointed or re‑appointed as an assessor must, before beginning to discharge the duties of the office, take, before the Chief Justice or a Judge of the Court, an oath or affirmation in the following form:
“I, .................................., do swear that I will well and truly serve in the office of assessor and that I will do right to all manner of people according to law, without fear or favour, affection or ill will, So Help Me God!”
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“I, .................................., do solemnly and sincerely promise and declare that (as above, omitting the words ‘So Help Me God’).”.