New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CONSTITUTION ACT 1902 - SECT 12

12 No Member to sit or vote until pledge of loyalty taken

(1) A Member of the Legislative Council or the Legislative Assembly is not permitted to sit or vote in the House to which the Member has been elected until the Member has taken the pledge of loyalty before the Governor or other person authorised by the Governor for that purpose.

(2) The pledge of loyalty is to be in the following form:

Under God, I pledge my loyalty to Australia and to the people of New South Wales.

(3) A Member may omit the words “Under God” when taking the pledge of loyalty.

(4) A Member is not required, despite any other Act or law, to swear allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II or her heirs and successors before sitting or voting in the Legislative Council or the Legislative Assembly.

(5) This section applies only to Members elected after the commencement of the Constitution Amendment (Pledge of Loyalty) Act 2006 .