Oaths and Declarations Act 2000 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Oaths of Office and Allegiance
15. Manner of taking oath of office, etc.
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The oath of allegiance mentioned in Part 1 of the Second Schedule, and the oath of office mentioned in Part 2 of that Schedule, must be tendered to and taken by all persons required under any written law to take an oath of office.
oath
“oath” means an oath administered or taken for any purpose, whether in judicial proceedings or otherwise;
The oath of allegiance mentioned in Part 1 of the Second Schedule, and the judicial oath mentioned in Part 3 of that Schedule, must be tendered to and taken by all persons required under any written law to take a judicial oath.
To avoid doubt, where an oath is required to be tendered to and taken under subsection (1) or (2), or an affirmation in lieu thereof is to be made under section 16, a person may take the oath or make the affirmation by appearing before the person administering the oath or affirmation through a live video link or live television link created using a remote communication technology that allows the person administering the oath or affirmation to —
maintain visual contact and communicate with the person taking the oath or making the affirmation, and any interpreter present, throughout the process;
confirm the identity of the person taking the oath or making the affirmation, and any interpreter present; and
if the oath or affirmation is to be subscribed, verify by inspection the oath or affirmation to be subscribed.
This section does not affect any other written law which prescribes the form and manner in which an oath of office or a judicial oath (as the case may be) may be tendered and taken.