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Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2023
sec.108Inquiry to ensure register correct
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### sec.108 Inquiry to ensure register correct
The registrar may conduct an inquiry to find out—
whether a registrable event has happened; or
particulars of a registrable event; or
whether particulars of a particular registrable event have been correctly recorded in a register; or
whether a person is seeking to use, or has used, the registration system for a fraudulent or other improper purpose.
The registrar may, by notice given to a person who may be able to provide information relevant to an inquiry under this section, require the person to answer specified questions or to provide other information within a time and in a way stated in the notice.
The person must comply with the notice unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
In this section—
registrable event includes any event—
that the registrar may be required, under this Act or another Act, to record or note in a register; and
in relation to which the registrar may be required, under this Act or another Act, to alter the register.
(sec.108-ssec.1) The registrar may conduct an inquiry to find out— whether a registrable event has happened; or particulars of a registrable event; or whether particulars of a particular registrable event have been correctly recorded in a register; or whether a person is seeking to use, or has used, the registration system for a fraudulent or other improper purpose.
(sec.108-ssec.2) The registrar may, by notice given to a person who may be able to provide information relevant to an inquiry under this section, require the person to answer specified questions or to provide other information within a time and in a way stated in the notice.
(sec.108-ssec.3) The person must comply with the notice unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(sec.108-ssec.4) In this section— registrable event includes any event— that the registrar may be required, under this Act or another Act, to record or note in a register; and in relation to which the registrar may be required, under this Act or another Act, to alter the register.
- (a) whether a registrable event has happened; or
- (b) particulars of a registrable event; or
- (c) whether particulars of a particular registrable event have been correctly recorded in a register; or
- (d) whether a person is seeking to use, or has used, the registration system for a fraudulent or other improper purpose.
- (a) that the registrar may be required, under this Act or another Act, to record or note in a register; and
- (b) in relation to which the registrar may be required, under this Act or another Act, to alter the register.