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Magistrates Court Act 1930
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30 Form of information (1) If a warrant is intended to be issued in the first instance against the person charged, the information must be in writing and on oath. (2) The oath may be made by the informant or someone else. (3) If a summons instead of a warrant is intended to be issued in the first instance against the person charged, the information may be made orally and without oath. (4) Subsection (3) applies whether or not the law under which the information is laid requires it to be in writing.