sec.6AOath of office— Act , s 5 0.22

sec.6A Oath of office— Act , s 5 0.22

For section 5 .22 of the Act , the following oath is prescribed for a person to take and subscribe before beginning to perform duty as a protective services officer—‘I, A.B., swear by almighty God that I will well and truly serve His Majesty King Charles the Third and His heirs and successors according to law in the office of protective services officer or in such other capacity as I may be hereafter appointed, promoted, or may be reduced, without favour or affection, malice or ill-will, from this date and until I am legally discharged; and that while I shall continue to be a member of the Queensland Police Service I will to the best of my skill and knowledge discharge all the duties legally imposed upon me faithfully and according to law. So help me God.’. However, subsection (3) applies if the person’s first performance of duty as a member of the service is to be as a member of a rank other than the rank of protective services officer. The oath prescribed for the person to take and subscribe before beginning to perform duty as a member of the service is the oath stated in subsection (1) subject to the words ‘protective services officer’ being replaced by the word or words stating the other rank. s 6A ins 2022 Act No. 9 s 47 amd 2025 SL No. 165 s 8 (sec.6A-ssec.1) For section 5 .22 of the Act , the following oath is prescribed for a person to take and subscribe before beginning to perform duty as a protective services officer—‘I, A.B., swear by almighty God that I will well and truly serve His Majesty King Charles the Third and His heirs and successors according to law in the office of protective services officer or in such other capacity as I may be hereafter appointed, promoted, or may be reduced, without favour or affection, malice or ill-will, from this date and until I am legally discharged; and that while I shall continue to be a member of the Queensland Police Service I will to the best of my skill and knowledge discharge all the duties legally imposed upon me faithfully and according to law. So help me God.’. (sec.6A-ssec.2) However, subsection (3) applies if the person’s first performance of duty as a member of the service is to be as a member of a rank other than the rank of protective services officer. (sec.6A-ssec.3) The oath prescribed for the person to take and subscribe before beginning to perform duty as a member of the service is the oath stated in subsection (1) subject to the words ‘protective services officer’ being replaced by the word or words stating the other rank.