Industrial Relations (Tribunals) Rules 2011
sec.52Form of affidavit
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sec.52 Form of affidavit
An affidavit must— be in the approved form; and be in the first person; and identify the person making it; and state the residential or business address or place of employment of the person making it; and be divided into consecutively numbered paragraphs, with each paragraph, as far as practical, confined to a distinct part of the subject matter; and state whether the affidavit is sworn or affirmed; and if the person swears the affidavit for another person or entity—state that the person is authorised to swear it; and state the day on which, and place where, it was sworn; and be signed by the person making the affidavit in the presence of the person authorised to take the affidavit; and be signed on each page by the person making the affidavit and the person taking the affidavit.
- (a) be in the approved form; and
- (b) be in the first person; and
- (c) identify the person making it; and
- (d) state the residential or business address or place of employment of the person making it; and
- (e) be divided into consecutively numbered paragraphs, with each paragraph, as far as practical, confined to a distinct part of the subject matter; and
- (f) state whether the affidavit is sworn or affirmed; and
- (g) if the person swears the affidavit for another person or entity—state that the person is authorised to swear it; and
- (h) state the day on which, and place where, it was sworn; and
- (i) be signed by the person making the affidavit in the presence of the person authorised to take the affidavit; and
- (j) be signed on each page by the person making the affidavit and the person taking the affidavit.