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Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1997
22HInformation-sharing
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22H Information-sharing
(1) The relevant director-general—
(a) must notify the registrar-general of the following details in
relation to each restricted person:
(i) the restricted person’s name (including any other name by
which the restricted person is or has previously been
known);
(ii) the restricted person’s date of birth;
(iii) the restricted person’s current residential address, or if the
restricted person is serving a sentence of imprisonment, the
person’s residential address immediately before being
taken into custody; and
(b) may give the registrar-general other information necessary for
the relevant director-general’s exercise of functions under this
division.
(2) The registrar-general—
(a) if the circumstances in section 22F (a) and (b) apply—must
notify the relevant director-general about the change of name
application; and
(b) may give the relevant director-general other information
necessary for the relevant director-general’s exercise of
functions under this division.