sec.6Oath or affirmation

sec.6 Oath or affirmation

A person who must take, or make, and subscribe an oath or affirmation under section 3 .3 of the Act must do so before— a justice; or a justice of another State; or the commissioner, an executive officer or a commissioned officer; or a member of a police force or police service of another State who may under the law of that State— administer an oath or affirmation for the appointment of a police officer or special constable for that State; or witness the signing of a document (whether or not sworn) by a person in relation to the person’s appointment as a police officer or special constable for that State that has or in part has a similar purpose to an oath or affirmation stated in this part. An engagement under the Police Act 1892 (WA) , section 10 . A person who, outside Queensland, administers an oath or affirmation in relation to the appointment of a special constable for Queensland must give the commissioner both of the following within 14 days after the oath or affirmation was administered— a statement, signed by the person, of— the person’s name and contact address; and the person’s authority to administer the oath or affirmation; a copy of the oath or affirmation as subscribed by the special constable. A failure by the person who administered the oath or affirmation to comply with subsection (2) does not invalidate the special constable’s appointment. (sec.6-ssec.1) A person who must take, or make, and subscribe an oath or affirmation under section 3 .3 of the Act must do so before— a justice; or a justice of another State; or the commissioner, an executive officer or a commissioned officer; or a member of a police force or police service of another State who may under the law of that State— administer an oath or affirmation for the appointment of a police officer or special constable for that State; or witness the signing of a document (whether or not sworn) by a person in relation to the person’s appointment as a police officer or special constable for that State that has or in part has a similar purpose to an oath or affirmation stated in this part. An engagement under the Police Act 1892 (WA) , section 10 . (sec.6-ssec.2) A person who, outside Queensland, administers an oath or affirmation in relation to the appointment of a special constable for Queensland must give the commissioner both of the following within 14 days after the oath or affirmation was administered— a statement, signed by the person, of— the person’s name and contact address; and the person’s authority to administer the oath or affirmation; a copy of the oath or affirmation as subscribed by the special constable. (sec.6-ssec.3) A failure by the person who administered the oath or affirmation to comply with subsection (2) does not invalidate the special constable’s appointment.

• (a) a justice; or
• (b) a justice of another State; or