Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT - SECT 39

39. Registrar's powers of inquiry

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

(a) whether a registrable event has happened;

(b) particulars of a registrable event; or

(c) whether particulars of a particular 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 in a way 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.

Penalty: $1,000.