Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996 - SECT 6

Registrar's general functions

6. Registrar's general functions

The Registrar's general functions are-

   (a)  to establish and maintain the registers necessary for the purposes of
        this Act and the Relationships Act 2008; and



   (b)  to administer the registration system established by this Act and the
        Relationships Act 2008 and ensure that they operate efficiently,
        effectively and economically; and

   (ba) to provide information in relation to reviewable deaths for the
        purposes of the Coroners Act 1985 including information in relation
        to-

   (i)  the identification of living siblings; and

   (ii) known or registered previous child deaths including neonatal deaths;
        and

   (c)  to ensure that this Act and the Relationships Act 2008 are
        administered in the way best calculated to achieve the objects of this
        Act and the Relationships Act 2008.