On appointment every Senior Counsel must make the following declaration, in 1 of the following forms, before a Judge of the High Court of New Zealand:
“English formI [name] do declare that I will well and truly serve all those for whom I may be called upon to act in the rank of Senior Counsel to the best of my knowledge and ability, with due respect to the law and usages of New Zealand, and mindful always of my obligations to this honourable court.
“Māori formE whakapuaki nei ahau, a [ingoa] kia tino pai, kia pono hoki tāku mahi mā rātou katoa ka karangatia ahau hei Waha Kōrero Matua mō rātou, ki tāku mōhio tino pai rawa, ki tāku hoki e tino āhei ai, ki to whakanui anō i te ture o Niu Tīreni me ōna tikanga whakamahi, ki te whai whakaaro i ngā wā katoa ki ōku tiakanga ki tēnei kōti kahurangi.”