BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT 1995 - SECT 44 Registrar's powers of inquiry

BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT 1995 - SECT 44

44 Registrar's powers of inquiry

(1) The Registrar may conduct an inquiry to find out--

(a) whether a registrable event has happened, or

(b) particulars of a registrable event, or

(c) whether particulars of a specific registrable event have been correctly recorded in the Register.

(2) The Registrar may, by notice given to a person who may be able to provide information relevant to an inquiry under this section, require the person to answer specified questions or to provide other information within a time and manner specified in the notice.

(3) A person who fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with a notice under subsection (2) is guilty of an offence.

: Maximum penalty--10 penalty units.