S 273.13 repealed by No 74 of 2013, s 3 and Sch 2 item 84, applicable in relation to offences committed (or alleged to have been committed) on or after 29 June 2013. S 273.13 formerly read:
SECTION 273.13 Administration of oaths and affirmations
273.13
An oath or affirmation to be sworn or made by a witness who is to give evidence under a direction may be administered either:
(a)
by means of the video link, in as nearly as practicable the same way as if the witness were to give the evidence at the courtroom or other place in Australia where the court is sitting; or
(b)
as follows:
(i)
on behalf of the court and as directed by it;
(ii)
by a person (whether an Australian official or not) authorised by the court;
(iii)
at the place where the witness is to give the evidence.
S 273.13 inserted by No 42 of 2010, s 3 and Sch 1 item 4, effective 15 April 2010.