BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT 1996 - SECT 51 Additional services in relation to information in Register and other information

BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT 1996 - SECT 51

    (1)     The Registrar may enter into an arrangement for the provision of additional services in connection with the provision of services relating to a registrable event, including, but not limited to—

        (a)     the provision of information in the form of a decorative certificate or other document; and

        (b)     the provision of information from records maintained under section 50 relating to the registrable event.

    (2)     The Registrar may enter into an arrangement for the provision of information from records maintained under section 50 or the Register including historical or genealogical information.

    (3)     If the Registrar provides a service or an additional service under this section, the Registrar may make a charge for the service determined by the Registrar, in his or her absolute discretion, which does not necessarily bear a relation to the cost of providing the service.

    (4)     In providing a service or an additional service, the Registrar must comply with sections 44 and 48(3).

Part 8—General power of review

S. 52 substituted by No. 52/1998

s. 311(Sch. 1 item 9.2).