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Reserve Bank Act 1959
25AJDeclaration by Board members
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#### 25AJ Declaration by Board members
(1) Each member of the Monetary Policy Board must, before first starting to perform the duties of the office:
(a) make an oath or affirmation of allegiance; and
(b) make a declaration of secrecy.
(2) The oath or affirmation of allegiance must be made:
(a) in accordance with the form set out in the Schedule to the Constitution; and
(b) before a justice of the peace or a commissioner for taking affidavits.
(3) The declaration of secrecy must be:
(a) in the prescribed form; and
(b) made before a justice of the peace or a commissioner for taking affidavits.
(4) However, this section does not apply to a member of the Monetary Policy Board if the member is also a member of the Payments System Board or the Governance Board and has already complied with section 25E or 25NJ (as applicable).