Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2021C00472:section:23
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2021C00472
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 23
Character Range: 33225–33720

23  Choice of oath or affirmation
 (1) A person who is to be a witness or act as an interpreter in a proceeding may choose whether to take an oath or make an affirmation.
 (2) The court is to inform the person that he or she has this choice.
 (3) The court may direct a person who is to be a witness to make an affirmation if:
 (a) the person refuses to choose whether to take an oath or make an affirmation; or
 (b) it is not reasonably practicable for the person to take an appropriate oath.