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Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1995
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#### 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 under a copy of the Registrar’s signature and seal produced by stamp or machine imprint or by some other method authorised by the regulations.
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> > (2) If a document produced before a court or an administrative authority or official is apparently under—
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> > > (a) the Registrar’s signature and seal, or
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> > > (b) a copy of the Registrar’s signature and seal produced by stamp or machine imprint or by some other method authorised by the regulations,
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> > the court, authority or official must presume, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, that the document was properly issued under the Registrar’s authority.
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> > (3) Judicial notice is to be taken of the Registrar’s seal.
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> **s 10:** Am 2024 No 47, Sch 1.7.