AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE ACT 1979 - SECT 36 Undertakings and oaths or affirmations
AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE ACT 1979 - SECT 36
Undertakings and oaths or affirmations(1) A person appointed as the Commissioner must, before commencing to perform his or her duties, make and subscribe, before a person authorised by the Minister, such oath or affirmation as is prescribed by the regulations.
(2) A Deputy Commissioner appointed under section 17 must, immediately after his or her appointment:
(a) enter into an undertaking, in accordance with the form prescribed by the regulations, relating to the performance of his or her duties; and
(b) make and subscribe, before the Commissioner, such oath or affirmation as is prescribed by the regulations.
(3) A person declared to be a member under section 40B must, immediately after the declaration:
(a) enter into an undertaking, in accordance with the form prescribed by the regulations, relating to the performance of his or her duties; and
(b) make and subscribe, before the Commissioner or a person authorised by the Commissioner, such oath or affirmation as is prescribed by the regulations.
(4) A person appointed under section 40E to assist in the performance of the functions of the Australian Federal Police must, immediately after his or her appointment:
(a) enter into an undertaking, in accordance with the form prescribed by the regulations, relating to the performance of his or her duties; and
(b) make and subscribe, before the Commissioner or a person authorised by the Commissioner, such oath or affirmation as is prescribed by the regulations.
(4A) A person declared to be a protective service officer under section 40EA must, immediately after the declaration:
(a) enter into an undertaking, in accordance with the form prescribed by the regulations, relating to the performance of his or her duties; and
(b) make and subscribe, before the Commissioner or a person authorised by the Commissioner, such oath or affirmation as is prescribed by the regulations.
Special protective service officers
(4B) A person appointed under section 40EC to assist in performing the protective service functions of the Australian Federal Police must, immediately after his or her appointment:
(a) enter into an undertaking, in accordance with the form prescribed by the regulations, relating to the performance of his or her duties; and
(b) make and subscribe, before the Commissioner or a person authorised by the Commissioner, such oath or affirmation as is prescribed by the regulations.
(5) For the purposes of subsections (1) and (2), appoint
does not include re - appoint for a term that begins immediately after the end
of the term of the last previous appointment.