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Parliament Act 2025

Parliamentary privilege - Other provisions relating to parliamentary privilege - Parliamentary witnesses

32: House of Representatives or committee may administer oath or affirmation

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"Telling the truth: promising to answer questions honestly"

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You can be asked to promise to tell the truth when you give evidence to the House of Representatives or a committee. The House of Representatives or a committee can ask you to make this promise, which is called an oath or affirmation. You make this promise so you tell the truth when you answer their questions.

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Other provisions relating to parliamentary privilege: Parliamentary witnesses

32House of Representatives or committee may administer oath or affirmation

  1. The House of Representatives or a committee may administer an oath or affirmation for the purpose of taking evidence on oath or affirmation from a witness examined before it.

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