31Oath or affirmation of office

31 Oath or affirmation of office (1) Before a person appointed to be the Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner or to act in the office of the Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner assumes the office, he or she must have taken an oath or made an affirmation that he or she— (a) will faithfully and impartially perform the duties and functions and exercise the powers of the office; and (b) will not disclose, except as authorised or required by law, any information received in the performance of the duties and functions or the exercise of the powers of the office. (2) The oath or affirmation is to be administered by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. S. 32 substituted by No. 13/2012 s. 8 (as amended by No. 82/2012 s. 148(2)), amended by No. 28/2012 s. 11 (as amended by No. 82/2012 s. 151(2)), substituted by No. 30/2016 s. 11.