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Promissory Oaths Act 2015
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3 Members of Houses of Parliament
(1) A Member of a House of Parliament must, as soon as practicable after becoming such a Member, take and subscribe the oath of allegiance.
(2) The oath of allegiance to be taken under subsection (1) by a Member of a House of Parliament is to be –
(a) tendered to the Member by the Governor or by a person who is authorised by the Governor to be a person who may tender such an oath; and
(b) taken, and subscribed, by the Member in the presence of the Governor or in the presence of a person who is authorised by the Governor to be a person before whom such an oath may be taken and subscribed.