Queensland Consolidated Acts

OATHS ACT 1867 - NOTES

OATHS ACT 1867
Reprinted as in force on 14 October 2010

Reprint No. 4B


Page
Date to which amendments incorporated 24
Key 25
Table of reprints 25
Tables in earlier reprints 26
List of legislation 26
List of annotations 27
Revised form of oath or affirmation of office for justices of the peace 32
This is the reprint date mentioned in the Reprints Act 1992, section 5(c). Accordingly, this reprint includes all amendments that commenced operation on or before 14 October 2010. Future amendments of the Oaths Act 1867 may be made in accordance with this reprint under the Reprints Act 1992, section 49.



Key





Explanation


Key





Explanation




AIA


=


Acts Interpretation Act 1954


(prev)


=


previously




amd


=


amended


proc


=


proclamation




amdt


=


amendment


prov


=


provision




ch


=


chapter


pt


=


part




def


=


definition


pubd


=


published




div


=


division


R[X]


=


Reprint No. [X]




exp


=


expires/expired


RA


=


Reprints Act 1992




gaz


=


gazette


reloc


=


relocated




hdg


=


heading


renum


=


renumbered




ins


=


inserted


rep


=


repealed




lap


=


lapsed


(retro)


=


retrospectively




notfd


=


notified


rv


=


revised edition




num


=


numbered


s


=


section




o in c


=


order in council


sch


=


schedule




om


=


omitted


sdiv


=


subdivision




orig


=


original


SIA


=


Statutory Instruments Act 1992




p


=


page


SIR


=


Statutory Instruments Regulation 2002




para


=


paragraph


SL


=


subordinate legislation




prec


=


preceding


sub


=


substituted




pres


=


present


unnum


=


unnumbered



prev
=
previous








Reprint No.


Amendments to



Effective



Reprint date





1


1992 Act No. 36


2 July 1992


27 July 1994




2


1995 Act No. 24


11 April 1995


27 April 1995




2A


1995 Act No. 58


28 November 1995


19 August 1996




2B


1996 Act No. 79


17 February 1997


20 February 1997




2C


1996 Act No. 79


28 February1997


14 March 1997




3


1996 Act No. 79


28 February 1997


24 June 1998




3A


2000 Act No. 58


17 November 2000


24 November 2000




3B


2001 Act No. 80


6 June 2002


7 June 2002


















Reprint No.


Amendments included



Effective



Notes





4


--


6 June 2002







4A


2008 Act No. 59


25 November 2008







4B


2010 Act No. 42


14 October 2010









Name of table


Reprint No.




Changed names and titles


1, 2




Comparative legislation


1




Obsolete and redundant provisions


1




Renumbered provisions


1



Justices of the Peace and Commissioners for Declarations Act 1991, section 20(1) and (2) provides as follows--
20 Oath or affirmation of office
(1) Before a person other than a Supreme Court judge or District Court judge performs any of the functions of office as a justice of the peace, the person is to--
(a) take an oath of allegiance and office in the following form--
"I,         , do swear that I will well and truly serve Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, Her Heirs and Successors, in the office of justice of the peace and I will do right to all manner of people according to law without fear or favour, affection or ill-will.
SO HELP ME GOD!"; or
(b) make an affirmation of allegiance and office in the following form--
"I,         , do solemnly, sincerely, declare and affirm that I will well and truly serve Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, Her Heirs and Successors, in the office of justice of the peace and I will do right to all manner of people according to law without fear or favour, affection or ill-will.".
(2) The oath or affirmation referred to in subsection (1) may be taken or made before, and administered or received by, a Supreme Court judge or a District Court judge, a Magistrate or any person authorised in that behalf by writ of dedimus potestatem.