EVIDENCE ACT 1995 - SECT 24 Requirements for oaths
EVIDENCE ACT 1995 - SECT 24
Requirements for oaths24 Requirements for oaths
(1) It is not necessary that a religious text be used in taking an oath.
(2) An oath is effective for the purposes of this Division even if the person who took it--(a) did not have a religious belief or did not have a religious belief of a particular kind, or(b) did not understand the nature and consequences of the oath.