Administrative Appeals Tribunal Amendment Act 2001 (ACT)

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Administrative Appeals Tribunal Amendment Act 2001

No 5 of 2001

An Act to amend the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1989

[Notified in ACT Gazette No 10: 8 March 2001]

The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Amendment Act 2001.

2 Commencement

This Act commences on the day on which it is notified in the Gazette.

3 Principal Act

In this Act, “Principal Act” means the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1989.1

4 Substitution

Section 11 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section substituted:

1. Oath or affirmation of office

   A person who is appointed or reappointed as a member shall, before proceeding to discharge the duties of his or her office, take or make before a judge—

   (a)an oath or affirmation in accordance with Part 1 of Schedule 1; or

(b)an oath or affirmation in accordance with Part 2 of Schedule 1.”.

5 Substitution

Schedule 1 to the Principal Act is repealed and the following Schedule substituted:

SCHEDULE 1  Section 11

OATHS AND AFFIRMATIONS OF OFFICE

PART 1

OATH

I, [name], do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, her heirs and successors according to law, that I will well and truly serve her in the office of [insert name of office of member of Tribunal] and that I will faithfully and impartially perform the duties of that office.  So help me God.

AFFIRMATION

I, [name], do solemnly and sincerely affirm that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, her heirs and successors according to law, that I will well and truly serve her in the office of [insert name of office of member of Tribunal] and that I will faithfully and impartially perform the duties of that office.

PART  2

OATH

I, [name], do swear that I will well and truly serve in the office of [insert name of office of member of Tribunal] and that I will faithfully and impartially perform the duties of that office.  So help me God.

AFFIRMATION

I, [name], do solemnly and sincerely affirm that I will well and truly serve in the office of [insert name of office of member of Tribunal] and that I will faithfully and impartially perform the duties of that office.

NOTE

Principal Act

1. Reprinted as at 31 January 1999.  See also Act No 1, 2000.

[Presentation speech made in Assembly on 26 August 1998]

©  Australian Capital Territory 2001