51Confiscation of forged etc instruments

51 Confiscation of forged etc instruments (1) The registrar-general may confiscate— (a) an instrument that purports to have been made for this Act or the repealed Act if the registrar-general believes, on reasonable grounds, that the instrument has a forged impression of the registrar-general’s signature or seal or is forged or falsified; or (b) a certificate under this Act or the repealed Act about a registrable event if the entry in the register about the event has been cancelled or corrected since the issue of the certificate.

Offences Division 7.5 (2) If the registrar-general believes on reasonable grounds that a person has in the person’s possession a certificate or other instrument mentioned in subsection (1), the registrar-general may— (a) require the person to surrender the certificate or document immediately to the registrar-general; or (b) by written notice sent to the person, require the person to surrender the certificate or document to the registrar-general within 14 days of the date of the notice. requirement made of the person, or a notice given to the person, under subsection (2).