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169Secretary may refuse to enter name or take message

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#### 169 Secretary may refuse to enter name or take message 169 Secretary may refuse to enter name or take message (cf AI Act s 31B) > The Secretary may refuse to enter the name of a person in the register or to accept a message from any person if, in the opinion of the Secretary, the person is not eligible to have the person’s name entered in the register or has not duly applied for entry of his or her name in the register.

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