12Persons appointed to office not required to take oath again in relation to that appointment

12 Persons appointed to office not required to take oath again in relation to that appointment

If a person has, on appointment to an office, taken and subscribed an oath that he or she is required under this Act to take and subscribe on appointment to that office –

(a) he or she is not required to take or subscribe the oath again in relation to the same appointment to that office; and

(b) he or she does not incur any penalty or forfeiture for not taking or subscribing the oath again in relation to the same appointment to that office.