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Oaths Act 2001
6Oaths and affidavits before diplomatic and consular agents out of State
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### 6 Oaths and affidavits before diplomatic and consular agents out of State
> > (1) If, under any Act, any oath, affidavit or document is required to be administered by, or made or signed before, a commissioner for taking affidavits or a justice, or if any notarial act is required to be done in any place out of this State for the purpose of being used in this State, it is sufficient if the oath, affidavit, document or notarial act is administered, made, signed or done before or by any diplomatic agent or consular agent performing functions in that place.
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> > (2) The signature of any person to any oath, affidavit, document or notarial act purporting to be that of a diplomatic agent or consular agent is evidence that –
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> > > > (a) the person is a diplomatic agent or consular agent; and
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> > > > (b) the person administered the oath or signed the affidavit, document or notarial act; and
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> > > > (c) the person has authority to administer the oath, take the affidavit, attest the signature to the document or do the notarial act.