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Inquiry into Oaths and Affirmations with reference to the Multicultural Community

This inquiry looked at the oaths and affirmations that witnesses are required to take when they attend court and whether they were appropriate, particularly as to whether they were sufficiently inclusive of Victoria's multicultural community. The full terms of reference for this inquiry can be found here.

The final report for this inquiry was tabled in Parliament in October 2002. It is available for download as a .pdf file (1.33Mb). The media release issued when the report was tabled is available for download as a .pdf file (86Kb).

The Government's response to the final report is available for download as a .pdf file (292Kb).

An issues paper was released for this inquiry, and is available for download as a .pdf file in the following languages: