Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations(1) This section applies if there is an interlineation, erasure or other alteration in the jurat or body of an affidavit.
Note A jurat is the section at the end of an affidavit that sets out who swore the affidavit, who it was sworn before and when it was sworn (see The Macquarie Dictionary, 4th ed, and Butterworths Australian Legal Dictionary).
(2) The affidavit may be filed unless the Magistrates Court otherwise orders.
(3) The affidavit may be used in a proceeding without the leave of the Magistrates Court only if the person before whom the affidavit is sworn has initialled the interlineation, erasure or alteration.
(4) This section applies to a document verified by affidavit as if the document were part of the affidavit.