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Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2023
sec.131Regulation-making power
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### sec.131 Regulation-making power
The Governor in Council may make regulations under this Act.
A regulation may—
impose a penalty of not more than 20 penalty units for a contravention of a provision of a regulation; and
prescribe information to be contained in a particular register; and
prescribe information that a court may consider when deciding or changing a child’s name; and
prescribe fees for this Act ; and
provide for the registrar to waive payment of a fee; and
provide for the registrar to refund a fee paid.
(sec.131-ssec.1) The Governor in Council may make regulations under this Act.
(sec.131-ssec.2) A regulation may— impose a penalty of not more than 20 penalty units for a contravention of a provision of a regulation; and prescribe information to be contained in a particular register; and prescribe information that a court may consider when deciding or changing a child’s name; and prescribe fees for this Act ; and provide for the registrar to waive payment of a fee; and provide for the registrar to refund a fee paid.
- (a) impose a penalty of not more than 20 penalty units for a contravention of a provision of a regulation; and
- (b) prescribe information to be contained in a particular register; and
- (c) prescribe information that a court may consider when deciding or changing a child’s name; and
- (d) prescribe fees for this Act ; and
- (e) provide for the registrar to waive payment of a fee; and
- (f) provide for the registrar to refund a fee paid.