New South Wales Consolidated Acts

EVIDENCE ACT 1995 - SECT 24A

24A Alternative oath

(1) A person may take an oath even if the person’s religious or spiritual beliefs do not include a belief in the existence of a god.

(2) Despite anything to the contrary in this Act, the form of oath taken by a person:

(a) need not include a reference to a god, and

(b) may instead refer to the basis of the person’s beliefs in accordance with a form prescribed by the regulations.

Note: The Commonwealth Act does not include an equivalent provision to section 24A.