Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 6 · Officers and Offices
69. Oaths of officers
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The Registrar, the Deputy Registrar, the Assistant Registrars and such other officers of the Supreme Court as may be required by the Chief Justice must, before exercising the functions of their respective offices, take and subscribe the appropriate oath of office set out in the Second Schedule.
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of the Supreme Court and includes the Deputy Registrar and the Assistant Registrars;
To avoid doubt, where an oath of office is required to be taken and subscribed under subsection (1), a person may take and subscribe the oath by appearing before the person administering the oath through a live video link or live television link created using a remote communication technology that allows the person administering the oath to —
maintain visual contact and communicate with the person taking the oath, and any interpreter present, throughout the process;
confirm the identity of the person taking the oath and any interpreter present; and
verify by inspection the oath to be subscribed.