Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) A person must take an oath before acting as an interpreter in a proceeding.
(1A) An oath taken by a person before acting as an interpreter on a day is taken for the purposes of subsection (1) to be an oath taken by that person for the purposes of any subsequent proceedings in that court on that day in which the person acts as an interpreter.
Notes for section 22
1 The Commonwealth Act does not include subsection (1A).
2 This section departs from the corresponding provision in other jurisdictions because of the provisions in the Oaths, Affidavits and Declarations Act.