Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts44. Issue of certificate
(1) On completing a search of the Register, the Registrar may issue a certificate -
(a) certifying particulars contained in an entry; or
(b) certifying that no entry was located in the Register about the relevant registrable event.
(2) A certificate under subsection (1)(a) is admissible in legal proceedings as evidence of -
(a) the entry to which the certificate relates; and
(b) the facts recorded in the entry.
(3) If the word "illegitimate" or a word or expression referring to the fact that a child was born outside marriage appears on an entry in the Register, that word or expression is not to be included in a certificate issued by the Registrar.
(4) If, in the opinion of the Registrar, a word or expression appearing on an entry in the Register is offensive, the Registrar may, as he or she thinks fit, issue a certificate under subsection (1)(a) without including the word or expression.
(5) The Registrar may, subject to and in accordance with the Regulations, issue to a person intending to be married in a country outside Australia a certificate that the Registrar is not aware of any impediments to the solemnisation of the marriage.