Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2021C00472:section:186
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2021C00472
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 186
Character Range: 212692–213410

186  Swearing of affidavits before justices of the peace, notaries public and lawyers
 (1) Affidavits for use in:
 (a) an Australian court (other than a court of a Territory) in proceedings involving the exercise of federal jurisdiction; or
 (b) a court of a Territory in proceedings involving the exercise of jurisdiction conferred by an Act of the Parliament;
may be sworn before any justice of the peace, notary public or Australian lawyer without the issue of any commission for taking affidavits.
 (2) In this section:
proceedings includes proceedings that:
 (a) relate to bail; or
 (b) are interlocutory proceedings or proceedings of a similar kind; or
 (c) are heard in chambers; or
 (d) relate to sentencing.