1992 Act No. 36
1995 Act No. 24
1995 Act No. 58
1996 Act No. 79
1996 Act No. 79
2000 Act No. 58
2001 Act No. 80
2008 Act No. 59
2010 Act No. 42
2011 Act No. 45
2012 Act No. 28
2020 Act No. 32
2021 Act No. 23
2022 Act No. 4
RA s 27
2023 Act No. 1
2023 Act No. 23
2023 Act No. 23
Oaths Act 1867 31 Vic No. 12
commenced 31 December 1867 (see s 35)
Criminal Code Act 1899 63 Vic No. 9 s 3(2) sch 3
commenced on date of assent
Acts Citation Act 1903 3 Edw 7 No. 10 s 8(2) sch 2, s 10 sch 3 (prev Acts Shortening Act Amendment Act 1903)
commenced on date of assent
Statute Law Revision Act 1908 8 Edw 7 No. 18 s 2 sch 1, s 5 sch 3
commenced on date of assent
Oaths Act Amendment Act 1924 15 Geo 5 No. 7
commenced on date of assent
Oaths Acts Amendment Act 1959 8 Eliz 2 No. 5
commenced on date of assent
Oaths Acts Amendment Act 1960 9 Eliz 2 No. 16
commenced on date of assent
Oaths Acts Amendment Act 1981
commenced on date of assent
Oaths Act and Another Act Amendment Act 1981 pts 1–2
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 January 1982 (proc pubd gaz 12 December 1981 p 1538)
Jury Act and Oaths Act Amendment Act 1988 pts 1, 3
commenced on date of assent
Mineral Resources Act 1989 s 1.6
commenced 1 September 1990 (proc pubd gaz 14 July 1990 p 1647)
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992 s 2 sch 1, s 4 sch 4
commenced on date of assent
Justice and Attorney-General (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995 pts 1, 8, ss 6–7, 38, 41, 45–46
commenced on date of assent
Jury Act 1995 ss 1–2, 76 sch 2
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 17 February 1997 (1997 SL No. 13)
Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 1995 ss 1–2, 4 sch 1
commenced on date of assent
Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1996 pts 1, 24
pt 1 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 28 February 1997 (1997 SL No. 35)
Justice and Other Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2000 ss 1–2 sch
commenced on date of assent
Constitution of Queensland 2001 No. 80 ss 1–2, 94 sch 2
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 6 June 2002 (see s 2)
Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2008 s 1, pt 21
commenced on date of assent
Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 ss 1, 214 sch
commenced on date of assent
Civil Proceedings Act 2011 ss 1–2, 217 sch 1A
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 September 2012 (2012 SL No. 146)
Holidays and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2012 pts 1, 4
commenced on date of assent (see s 2
(a))
Criminal Code (Child Sexual Offences Reform) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2020
pt 10 comm 5 July 2021 (2021 SL No. 40)
Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2021
pt 6 comm 30 April 2022 (2022 SL No. 21)
Police Legislation (Efficiencies and Effectiveness) Amendment Act 2022
pt 2 comm 30 April 2022 (2022 SL No. 44)
Domestic and Family Violence Protection (Combating Coercive Control) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023
pt 6 comm on date of assent
Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023 pt 22 (other than s 138 (3)–(4)) comm on date of assent s 138 (3)–(4) comm 1 February 2024 (2024 SL No. 1)
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Revised form of oath or affirmation of office for justices of the peace
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.
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History notes
Preamble
om 1908 8 Edw 7 No. 18 s 2 sch 1
pt 1 hdg
ins 1995 No. 24
s 25
s 1A
ins 1995 No. 24
s 25
s 1B
def accepted method ins 2021 No. 23
s 35
s 1B
def administer ins 2021 No. 23
s 35
s 1B
def audio visual link ins 2021 No. 23
s 35
s 1B
def Australian legal practitioner ins 2021 No. 23
s 35
s 1B
def authorised person ins 2021 No. 23
s 35
s 1B
def commissioner for declarations ins 2021 No. 23
s 35
s 1B
def confirm ins 2021 No. 23
s 35
sub 2023 No. 23
s 138
(1)–(2)
s 1B
def copy ins 2021 No. 23
s 35
s 1B
def counterpart ins 2021 No. 23
s 35
s 1B
def direct ins 2021 No. 23
s 35
s 1B
def document ins 2021 No. 23
s 35
om 2023 No. 23
s 138
(3)
s 1B
def electronically sign ins 2021 No. 23
s 35
s 1B
def electronic document ins 2021 No. 23
s 35
om 2023 No. 23
s 138
(3)
s 1B
def information ins 2021 No. 23
s 35
s 1B
def make ins 2021 No. 23
s 35
s 1B
def official version ins 2021 No. 23
s 35
s 1B
def original physical version ins 2021 No. 23
s 35
s 1B
def physical document ins 2021 No. 23
s 35
sub 2023 No. 23
s 138
(3)–(4)
s 1B
def sign ins 2021 No. 23
s 35
s 1B
def special witness ins 2021 No. 23
s 35
s 1B
def water allocations register ins 2021 No. 23
s 35
s 1B
def witness ins 2021 No. 23
s 35
s 1B
ins 1995 No. 24
s 25
pt 2 hdg
ins 1995 No. 24
s 25
hdg (prec s 1) om 1995 No. 24
s 25
s 2
amd 2011 No. 45
s 217
sch 1A
s 3
amd 1959 8 Eliz 2 No. 5 s 2; 1981 No. 4
s 2; 1989 No. 110
s 1.6; 2001 No. 80
s 94
sch 2; 2012 No. 28
s 9
s 5A
(prev 1954 3 Eliz 2 No. 3 s 52(1), (2))
prev s 5A om 1970 No. 10
s 3
(1)
(b)
pres s 5A (prev 1954 3 Eliz 2 No. 3 s 31) renum 1991 No. 97
s 3
sch 1
amd 1995 No. 24
s 7
(1); 11 April 1995 RA ss 23 and 23A and s 5A
reloc 1995 No. 24
s 7
(2)
amd 2001 No. 80
s 94
sch 2
pt 3 hdg
ins 1995 No. 24
s 26
hdg (prec s 6) om 1995 No. 24
s 26
pt 4 hdg
sub 1995 No. 24
s 27
amd 2021 No. 23
s 36
pt 4 div 1 hdg
ins 2021 No. 23
s 38
s 11
prev s 11 om 1899 63 Vic No. 9 s 3(2) sch 3
pres s 11 ins 2021 No. 23
s 38
s 12
prev s 12 om 1899 63 Vic No. 9 s 3(2) sch 3
pres s 12 ins 2021 No. 23
s 38
amd 2023 No. 23
s 139
hdg (prec s 13) amd 1908 8 Edw 7 No. 18 s 5 sch 3
om 1995 No. 24
s 27
s 13
ins 2021 No. 23
s 38
pt 4 div 2 hdg
ins 2021 No. 23
s 38
amd 2023 No. 23
s 140
s 13AA
ins 2023 No. 23
s 141
s 13AB
ins 2023 No. 23
s 141
s 13A
ins 2021 No. 23
s 38
amd 2023 No. 23
s 142
s 13B
ins 2021 No. 23
s 38
amd 2023 No. 23
s 143
s 13C
ins 2021 No. 23
s 38
amd 2023 No. 23
s 144
s 13D
ins 2021 No. 23
s 38
sub 2023 No. 23
s 145
s 13E
ins 2021 No. 23
s 38
sub 2023 No. 23
s 145
s 13F
ins 2023 No. 1
s 72
s 13G
ins 2023 No. 23
s 146
s 13H
ins 2023 No. 23
s 146
hdg (prec s 14) om 1995 No. 24
s 29
hdg (prec s 15)
om 1995 No. 24
s 29
pt 4 div 3 hdg
ins 2021 No. 23
s 39
s 16
prev s 16 om 1899 63 Vic No. 9 s 3(2) sch 3
pres s 16 ins 2021 No. 23
s 39
s 16A
(prev s 41 (orig 1891 55 Vic No. 14 s 3)) sub 1974 No. 23
s 2; 1995 No. 24
s 44
reloc 1995 No. 24
s 45
amd 2008 No. 59
s 91; 2021 No. 23
s 41
(1)–(7)
reloc and renum 2021 No. 23
s 41
(8)
amd 2023 No. 23
s 147
s 16B
(prev s 13) amd 1899 63 Vic No. 9 s 3(2) sch 3; 1908 8 Edw 7 No. 18 s 2 sch 1; 1960 9 Eliz 2 No. 16 s 2; 1992 No. 36
s 2
sch 1
sub 1995 No. 24
s 28
amd 2021 No. 23
s 37
(1)–(7)
reloc and renum 2021 No. 23
s 37
(8)
amd 2023 No. 23
s 148
s 16C
ins 2021 No. 23
s 39
amd 2023 No. 23
s 149
s 16D
ins 2021 No. 23
s 39
pt 5 hdg
ins 1995 No. 24
s 30
hdg (prec s 17) om 1995 No. 24
s 30
s 17
amd 1981 No. 61
s 5; 2000 No. 58
s 2
sch
hdg (prec s 18) om 1995 No. 24
s 31
s 18
amd 1899 63 Vic No. 9 s 3(2) sch 3; 1995 No. 24
s 31
hdg (prec s 19) om 1995 No. 24
s 31
s 19
amd 1995 No. 24
s 31
s 20
om 1899 63 Vic No. 9 s 3(2) sch 3
pt 6 hdg
ins 1995 No. 24
s 32
hdg (prec s 21) om 1995 No. 24
s 32
s 21
sub 1995 No. 42
s 76
sch 2
s 22
sub 1995 No. 42
s 76
sch 2
hdg (prec s 23) om 1995 No. 24
s 33
s 23
ins 1981 No. 61
s 7
s 23A
ins 1981 No. 61
s 7
hdg (prec s 24) om 1995 No. 24
s 33
hdg (prec s 26)
om 1995 No. 24
s 33
hdg (prec s 28)
om 1995 No. 24
s 33
hdg (prec s 29)
om 1995 No. 24
s 33
s 29
amd 1995 No. 24
s 34; 1996 No. 79
s 89
s 30
amd 1996 No. 79
s 90
s 30A
ins 2020 No. 32
s 51
hdg (prec s 31) sub 1988 No. 26
s 6
om 1995 No. 24
s 33
s 31
sub 1988 No. 26
s 6; 1995 No. 42
s 76
sch 2
s 31A
ins 1988 No. 26
s 6
pt 6A hdg
ins 2021 No. 23
s 40
pt 6A div 1 hdg
ins 2021 No. 23
s 40
s 31B
def confirm om 2023 No. 23
s 150
s 31B
ins 2021 No. 23
s 40
s 31C
ins 2021 No. 23
s 40
s 31CA
ins 2023 No. 1
s 73
pt 6A div 2 hdg
ins 2021 No. 23
s 40
s 31D
ins 2021 No. 23
s 40
s 31E
ins 2021 No. 23
s 40
amd 2023 No. 23
s 151
s 31F
ins 2021 No. 23
s 40
s 31G
ins 2021 No. 23
s 40
s 31H
ins 2021 No. 23
s 40
pt 6A div 3 hdg
ins 2021 No. 23
s 40
s 31I
ins 2021 No. 23
s 40
s 31J
ins 2021 No. 23
s 40
amd 2023 No. 23
s 152
s 31K
ins 2021 No. 23
s 40
s 31L
ins 2021 No. 23
s 40
pt 6A div 4 hdg
ins 2021 No. 23
s 40
s 31M
ins 2021 No. 23
s 40
s 31N
ins 2021 No. 23
s 40
s 31O
ins 2021 No. 23
s 40
pt 6A div 5 hdg
ins 2021 No. 23
s 40
pt 6A div 5 sdiv 1A hdg
ins 2023 No. 1
s 74
s 31OA
ins 2023 No. 1
s 74
pt 6A div 5 sdiv 1 hdg
ins 2021 No. 23
s 40
s 31P
ins 2021 No. 23
s 40
sub 2023 No. 23
s 153
s 31Q
ins 2021 No. 23
s 40
amd 2023 No. 23
s 154
s 31R
ins 2021 No. 23
s 40
om 2023 No. 23
s 155
pt 6A div 5 sdiv 2 hdg
ins 2021 No. 23
s 40
s 31S
ins 2021 No. 23
s 40
amd 2023 No. 23
s 156
s 31T
ins 2021 No. 23
s 40
sub 2023 No. 23
s 157
s 31U
ins 2021 No. 23
s 40
s 31V
ins 2021 No. 23
s 40
pt 6A div 5 sdiv 3 hdg
ins 2021 No. 23
s 40
s 31W
ins 2021 No. 23
s 40
s 31X
ins 2021 No. 23
s 40
s 31Y
ins 2021 No. 23
s 40
s 31Z
ins 2021 No. 23
s 40
s 31ZA
ins 2021 No. 23
s 40
s 31ZB
ins 2021 No. 23
s 40
pt 7 hdg
ins 1995 No. 24
s 35
hdg (prec s 32) om 1995 No. 24
s 35
s 33
prev s 33 om 1899 63 Vic No. 9 s 3(2) sch 3
pres s 33 ins 1924 15 Geo 5 No. 7 s 2
hdg (prec s 34) om 1995 No. 24
s 33
s 34
om 1995 No. 58
s 4
sch 1
hdg (prec s 35) om 1995 No. 24
s 36
s 35
prev s 35 om 1995 No. 24
s 36
pres s 35 (prev 1876 40 Vic No. 10 s 3) reloc 1995 No. 24
s 38
s 36
(prev 1876 40 Vic No. 10 s 4) reloc 1995 No. 24
s 38
s 37
(prev 1884 48 Vic No. 19 s 2) amd 1899 63 Vic No. 9 s 3(2) sch 3
reloc 1995 No. 24
s 41
s 38
(prev 1884 48 No. 19 s 3) amd 1995 No. 24
s 40
reloc 1995 No. 24
s 41
s 39
(prev 1891 55 Vic No. 14 s 1) amd 1899 63 Vic No. 9 s 3(2) sch 3
reloc 1995 No. 24
s 45
s 40
(prev 1891 55 Vic No. 14 s 2) amd 1995 No. 24
s 43
reloc 1995 No. 24
s 45
s 42
(prev 1954 3 Eliz 2 No. 3 s 48) reloc 1995 No. 24
s 6
s 43
ins 1995 No. 24
s 36
amd 1995 No. 58
s 4
sch 1
s 43A
ins 2022 No. 4
s 4
s 44
ins 2021 No. 23
s 42
pt 8 hdg
ins 2021 No. 23
s 43
amd 2023 No. 1
s 75
pt 8 div 1 hdg
ins 2023 No. 1
s 76
s 45
ins 2021 No. 23
s 43
amd 2023 No. 1
s 77
s 46
ins 2021 No. 23
s 43
s 47
ins 2021 No. 23
s 43
pt 8 div 2 hdg
ins 2023 No. 1
s 78
s 48
ins 2023 No. 1
s 78
sch
(prev 1891 55 Vic No. 14 sch) amd 1981 No. 61
s 9
reloc 1995 No. 24
s 46
amd 2000 No. 58
s 2
sch; 2010 No. 42
s 214
sch