Coroners Amendment Act 2001 (ACT)

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Coroners Amendment Act 2001

No 6 of 2001

An Act to amend the Coroners Act 1997

[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 Coroners 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 Coroners Act 1997.1

4. Oath or affirmation to be taken or made by a coroner or deputy coroner

   Section 10 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:

5. A coroner or deputy coroner shall not perform a function or duty of his or her office until he or she has taken or made—

   (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.”.

1. Substitution

   Schedule 1 to the Principal Act is repealed and the following Schedule substituted:

   SCHEDULE 1  Section 10

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 in the office of [insert name of office] and that I will do right to all manner of people according to law, without fear or favour, affection or ill will.  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 in the office of [insert name of office] and that I will do right to all manner of people according to law, without fear or favour, affection or ill will.

PART  2

Oath

I, [name], do swear that I will well and truly serve in the office of [insert name of office] and that I will do right to all manner of people according to law, without fear or favour, affection or ill will.  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] and that I will do right to all manner of people according to law, without fear or favour, affection or ill will.

NOTE

Principal Act

1. Reprinted as at 8 December 2000 (Republication No 2).

[Presentation speech made in Assembly on 26 August 1998]

©  Australian Capital Territory 2001