- Laws of Fiji

Last Updated: 1 December 2016

[FAM 10,015] Oath or affirmation of marriage counsellor (section 14)3

For the purposes of section 14 of the Act, a marriage counsellor must make an oath or affirmation in the following form:“I, [name of marriage counsellor] do swear by Almighty God [or do solemnly and sincerely affirm and declare] that I will not disclose to any person any communication or admission made to me in my capacity as a marriage counsellor, unless I reasonably believe that it is necessary for me to do so—

(a)to protect a child; or
(b)to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to—
- (i)the life or health of a person; or
- (ii)the property of a person; or
(c)to report the commission, or prevent the likely commission, of an offence involving—
- (i)violence or a threat of violence to a person; or
- (ii)intentional damage to property of a person or a threat of damage to property; or
(d)to enable me to discharge properly my functions as a marriage counsellor; or
(e)if a child is separately represented by a person under an order under section 125 of the Family Law Act 2003, to assist the person to represent the child properly.”