AustLII Tasmanian Consolidated Acts

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RELATIONSHIPS ACT 2003 - SECT 28

28. Falsification of certificate

      (1) A person must not forge the Registrar's signature.

Penalty:

Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months, or both.

      (2) A person must not forge or falsify a certificate or other document under this Act.

Penalty:

Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months, or both.

      (3) The Registrar may impound –

(a) a document which the Registrar has reason to believe bears a forged impression of the Registrar's signature; or

(b) a certificate or other document purporting to be a certificate or other document under this Act which the Registrar has reason to believe has been forged or falsified; or

(c) a certificate issued under section 23(1) if the entry in the Register about the event has been revoked or corrected since the issue of the certificate.



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