Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

MARRIAGE REGULATIONS 1963 - REG 37

         (1)   The Registrar of Ministers of Religion for a State or Territory may, by notice in writing to a recognized denomination, require the denomination to furnish to the Registrar, within fourteen days after receipt of the notice or within such extended period as the Registrar allows, a statement containing such information as is indicated in the notice, being information affecting or likely to affect the right to registration under Division 1 of Part IV of the Act of a person who is registered as a minister of religion of that denomination.

         (2)   A statement furnished in pursuance of a notice under this regulation shall be in such form as the Registrar directs, and shall be signed by a member of the denomination on behalf of the denomination.

         (3)   A person who signs a statement furnished under this section shall certify in writing at the foot of the statement as to the correctness of the information contained in it.

         (4)   A person must not intentionally make a false statement in a certificate given for subregulation (3).

Penalty:   2 penalty units.

         (5)   A recognized denomination that is given a notice under subregulation (1) must comply with it.

Penalty:   2 penalty units.