New South Wales Consolidated Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (CITY OF SYDNEY BOUNDARIES) ACT 1967 - SECT 8

8 Oath of allegiance and declaration of office

(1) Each Commissioner shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, and any person appointed pursuant to subsection two of section five of this Act to act as a Commissioner, shall, before so acting, take an oath of allegiance under and in accordance with the provisions of the Oaths Act 1900 , as amended by subsequent Acts, and shall make and subscribe the following declaration of office:

Ihaving been appointed a Commissioner under the Local Government (City of Sydney Boundaries) Act 1967 , do hereby declare that I will truly and faithfully fulfil the duties of that office according to the best of my judgment and ability.

(2) If a person, after having been afforded an opportunity of taking the oath and making and subscribing the declaration, neglects to do so for a period of one month after the date on which he is appointed or such extended period after that date as the Governor may appoint pursuant to subsection three of this section, he shall, on the expiration of that period of one month or that extended period, as the case may be, be deemed to have declined to accept office.

(3) Where the Governor is satisfied that the delay in taking the oath and making and subscribing the declaration is unavoidable, he may extend the time for taking the oath and making and subscribing the declaration for any period not exceeding one month.