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Oaths Act 1867
sec.5AForm of oath of allegiance
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### sec.5A Form of oath of allegiance
On and after the coming into operation of this Act and without prejudice to the provisions of any Act requiring the taking of a further oath of allegiance upon the demise of Her Majesty, there shall be substituted for the oath of allegiance prescribed by section 1 , and for any oath of allegiance prescribed under any Act, other than the Constitution of Queensland 2001 , an oath of allegiance in the following form—
‘I, , do sincerely promise and swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth the Second, as lawful Sovereign of the United Kingdom, Australia, and her other Realms and Territories, and to Her Heirs and Successors, according to law.
So Help Me God!’.
In the case of the demise of Her Majesty (whom may God long preserve) the name of Her Majesty’s successor according to law for the time being shall be substituted in the form of oath of allegiance prescribed by subsection (1) instead of the name of Her Majesty.
s 5A (prev 1954 3 Eliz 2 No. 3 s 52(1), (2))
prev s 5A om 1970 No. 10 s 3 (1) (b)
pres s 5A (prev 1954 3 Eliz 2 No. 3 s 31) renum 1991 No. 97 s 3 sch 1
amd 1995 No. 24 s 7 (1) ; 11 April 1995 RA ss 23 and 23A and s 5A
reloc 1995 No. 24 s 7 (2)
amd 2001 No. 80 s 94 sch 2
(sec.5A-ssec.1) On and after the coming into operation of this Act and without prejudice to the provisions of any Act requiring the taking of a further oath of allegiance upon the demise of Her Majesty, there shall be substituted for the oath of allegiance prescribed by section 1 , and for any oath of allegiance prescribed under any Act, other than the Constitution of Queensland 2001 , an oath of allegiance in the following form— ‘I, , do sincerely promise and swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth the Second, as lawful Sovereign of the United Kingdom, Australia, and her other Realms and Territories, and to Her Heirs and Successors, according to law. So Help Me God!’.
(sec.5A-ssec.2) In the case of the demise of Her Majesty (whom may God long preserve) the name of Her Majesty’s successor according to law for the time being shall be substituted in the form of oath of allegiance prescribed by subsection (1) instead of the name of Her Majesty.