Promissory Oaths Act 2015
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4 Members of Executive Council
(1) A person must, as soon as practicable after being appointed as a Member of the Executive Council, take and subscribe the executive councillor's oath.
(2) The executive councillor's oath to be taken under subsection (1) by a Member of the Executive Council is to be –
(a) tendered to the Member by the Clerk of the Executive Council or a Clerk Assistant of the Executive Council; 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.
(3) If a Member of the Executive Council declines or neglects to take and subscribe an oath tendered to him or her under subsection (2) , his or her office as Member of the Executive Council is vacated.
(4) A Member of the Executive Council who holds an office, including the office of Premier, Deputy Premier, Attorney-General or Minister of the Crown, must, as soon as practicable after being appointed to hold the office, take and subscribe the oath of allegiance and the official oath.
(5) The oaths to be taken under subsection (4) by a Member of the Executive Council who holds an office are to be –
(a) tendered to the Member by the Clerk of the Executive Council or a Clerk Assistant of the Executive Council; 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 oaths may be taken and subscribed.
(6) If a Member of the Executive Council who holds an office declines or neglects to take and subscribe an oath tendered to him or her under subsection (5) , the office is vacated.