Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT 1997 - SECT 66

    (1)     The Minister may enter into an arrangement with the Minister responsible for the administration of a corresponding law providing for—

        (a)     the exercise by the registrar-general of functions of the registering authority under the corresponding law; or

        (b)     the exercise by the registering authority under the corresponding law of functions of the registrar-general under this Act; or

        (c)     a matter mentioned in subsection (3).

    (2)     If an arrangement is in force under this section—

        (a)     the registrar-general may exercise, to the extent authorised by the arrangement, but subject to any conditions of the arrangement, the functions of the registering authority under the corresponding law; and

        (b)     the registering authority under the corresponding law may exercise, to the extent authorised by the arrangement, but subject to any conditions of the arrangement, the functions of the registrar-general under this Act.

    (3)     An arrangement under this section may—

        (a)     provide for the establishment of a database in which information is recorded for the benefit of all the participants in the arrangement; or

        (b)     provide for access to information contained in the database; or

        (c)     provide for payments by or to participants in the arrangement for services provided under the arrangement.

Note     A provision of a law that gives an entity (including a person) a function also gives the entity the powers necessary and convenient to exercise the function (see Legislation Act, s 196 (1) and dict, pt 1, def entity ).