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Employment Relations Act 2000

Institutions - Employment Court

198A: Registrar may take affidavit

You could also call this:

“A court worker can officially write down and record what people say is true.”

The Registrar of the Employment Court can take an affidavit. An affidavit is a written statement that you swear is true. This means if you need to give a sworn statement for a case in the Employment Court, the Registrar can help you do this officially.

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Part 10 Institutions
Employment Court

198ARegistrar may take affidavit

  1. A Registrar may take an affidavit.

Notes
  • Section 198A: inserted, on , by section 7 of the Employment Relations Amendment Act (No 2) 2016 (2016 No 62).