South Australian Numbered Acts

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE ACT 2005 (NO 56 OF 2005) - SECT 6

6—Justices must take oath before exercising official powers

        (1)         A justice may not exercise official powers as a justice until the justice has taken the oaths required of a justice under the Oaths Act 1936 .

        (2)         The oaths must—

            (a)         be taken before—

                  (i)         a Judge or Master of the Supreme Court; or

                  (ii)         a Judge or Master of the District Court; or

                  (iii)         a Magistrate; or

                  (iv)         a commissioner for taking affidavits in the Supreme Court; and

            (b)         be signed by the person taking the oaths and attested by the person before whom the oaths are taken.