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Oaths Act 2001
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10 Certificate of consular agent
(1) An affidavit is not to be taken by an appointed person unless the person receives a written certificate from a consular agent of the place to which the judicial authority belongs that he or she believes the affidavit is required for the purpose of a matter pending before or in that judicial authority.
(2) The jurat or attestation of the affidavit is to state the name and official designation of the consular agent on whose certificate the affidavit has been taken.