Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996 - SECT 10

Execution of documents

10. Execution of documents



(1) The Registrar may issue a certificate or other document under the
Registrar's signature and seal, or a facsimile of the Registrar's signature
and seal produced by stamp or machine imprint or by a prescribed method.

(2) All courts must take judicial notice of the Registrar's signature and seal
or facsimile of the Registrar's signature and seal produced in accordance with
subsection (1) affixed to a certificate or other document and, until the
contrary is proved, must presume that it was duly affixed.





Division 3-Reciprocal administrative arrangements