sec.48ACompliance with forms

### sec.48A Compliance with forms If a form is prescribed or approved under an Act, strict compliance with the form is not necessary and substantial compliance is sufficient. If a form prescribed or approved under an Act requires— the form to be completed in a specified way; or specified information or documents to be included in, attached to or given with the form; or the form, or information or documents included in, attached to or given with the form, to be verified in a specified way; the form is not properly completed unless the requirement is complied with. If— a form ( form 1 ) may be prescribed or approved under an Act for a purpose or 2 or more purposes; and another form ( form 2 ) may be prescribed or approved under the Act or another Act for the same or another purpose or purposes; then, if separate forms 1 and 2 are prescribed or approved, a combined form 1 and 2 may be prescribed or approved and used for the purpose or all the purposes. If a form may be prescribed or approved under an Act for a purpose or 2 or more purposes, the form may only require information or documents to be included in, attached to or given with the form that are reasonably necessary for the purpose or 1 or more of the purposes. A prescribed or approved form may not require the provision of personal information irrelevant to a purpose for which the form is required. A prescribed or approved form may not require the provision of personal information that has some relevance to a purpose for which the form is required, but is excessively intrusive to personal privacy. s 48A (prev s 49) sub 1991 No. 97 s 3 sch 1 amd 1992 No. 22 s 48 sch 3 ; 1992 No. 68 s 3 sch 1 ; 1993 No. 32 s 3 sch 1 ; 1993 No. 76 s 3 sch 1 ; 2013 No. 39 s 52 renum and reloc 2013 No. 39 s 52 (4) (sec.48A-ssec.1) If a form is prescribed or approved under an Act, strict compliance with the form is not necessary and substantial compliance is sufficient. (sec.48A-ssec.2) If a form prescribed or approved under an Act requires— the form to be completed in a specified way; or specified information or documents to be included in, attached to or given with the form; or the form, or information or documents included in, attached to or given with the form, to be verified in a specified way; the form is not properly completed unless the requirement is complied with. (sec.48A-ssec.3) If— a form ( form 1 ) may be prescribed or approved under an Act for a purpose or 2 or more purposes; and another form ( form 2 ) may be prescribed or approved under the Act or another Act for the same or another purpose or purposes; then, if separate forms 1 and 2 are prescribed or approved, a combined form 1 and 2 may be prescribed or approved and used for the purpose or all the purposes. (sec.48A-ssec.4) If a form may be prescribed or approved under an Act for a purpose or 2 or more purposes, the form may only require information or documents to be included in, attached to or given with the form that are reasonably necessary for the purpose or 1 or more of the purposes. A prescribed or approved form may not require the provision of personal information irrelevant to a purpose for which the form is required. A prescribed or approved form may not require the provision of personal information that has some relevance to a purpose for which the form is required, but is excessively intrusive to personal privacy. - (a) the form to be completed in a specified way; or - (b) specified information or documents to be included in, attached to or given with the form; or - (c) the form, or information or documents included in, attached to or given with the form, to be verified in a specified way; - (a) a form ( form 1 ) may be prescribed or approved under an Act for a purpose or 2 or more purposes; and - (b) another form ( form 2 ) may be prescribed or approved under the Act or another Act for the same or another purpose or purposes;