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Oaths Act 1900
26BAppointee of foreign authority may, in certain circumstances, administer oath
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#### 26B Appointee of foreign authority may, in certain circumstances, administer oath
26B Appointee of foreign authority may, in certain circumstances, administer oath
> > (1) In this section foreign authority means a court, judge, person or body authorised by the law of a place outside New South Wales to take or receive evidence in that place.
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> > (2) For the purpose of proceedings (other than criminal proceedings) before a foreign authority, the foreign authority, or a person authorised by the foreign authority to take and receive evidence in New South Wales, may administer an oath to a person in New South Wales for the purpose of taking and receiving that evidence subject, in the case of a foreign authority that is not a court or judge, to the consent of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court being first obtained.
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> **s 26B:** Ins 1973 No 10, sec 3 (d).