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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1995 Week 7 Hansard (18 October) . . Page.. 1788 ..

Detail Stage

Bill, by leave, taken as a whole

MR HUMPHRIES (Attorney-General) (12.07), by leave: I move:

Page 2, lines 3 to 8, clause 4, proposed new clause 6A, omit the proposed new clause, substitute the following clause:

Oaths or affirmations by member of the Assembly

"6A. Notwithstanding subsection 9(1) of the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 of the Commonwealth, a member of the Legislative Assembly, before taking his or her seat, shall make and subscribe -

(a) an oath or affirmation in accordance with the form specified in Part I of Schedule 1A; and

(b) an oath or affirmation in accordance with the form specified in Part II of Schedule 1A.".

Page 3, Schedule, omit the proposed new schedule, substitute the following schedule:

"SCHEDULE 1A Section 6A

OATHS AND AFFIRMATIONS BY MEMBER OF LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

PART 1

OATH

I, A.B., swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, Her heirs and successors according to law: So help me God!

AFFIRMATION

I, A.B., solemnly affirm that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, Her heirs and successors according to law.

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