Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

OATHS AND AFFIRMATIONS ACT 1984 - SECT 19

Where, in relation to an affidavit, an oath or affirmation is allowed to be taken or made in a language other than English, the person before whom the affidavit is made shall certify in or below the jurat that a person whose name and address are stated in the certificate swore or affirmed before the firstmentioned person—

        (a)     that he or she had in the presence of the firstmentioned person interpreted to the deponent—

              (i)     the contents of the affidavit; and

              (ii)     the words of the oath or affirmation; and

        (b)     that the deponent seemed to understand the affidavit and the oath or affirmation; and

        (c)     that the deponent had sworn or affirmed that the contents of the affidavit so interpreted to him or her were true.