70APower of Registrar to reject documents etc.

70A Power of Registrar to reject documents etc.

(1) If the Registrar is of the opinion that a document submitted to the Registrar—

(a) contains matter contrary to law; or

(b) contains matter that, in a material particular, is false or misleading in the form or context in which it is included; or

(c) because of an omission or misdescription, has not been duly completed; or

(d) does not comply with the requirements of this Act; or

(e) contains an error, alteration or erasure—

the Registrar may refuse to register, or may reject, the document and may request—

(f) that the document be appropriately amended or completed and resubmitted; or

(g) that a fresh document be submitted in its place; or

(h) if the document has not been duly completed, that a supplementary document be submitted.

(2) The Registrar may require a person who submits a document to the Registrar to produce another document, or to give any information, that the Registrar considers necessary in order to form an opinion whether the Registrar should refuse to register or should reject the document.

S. 71 amended by No. 8339 s. 2(1)(Sch. 2 item 2(viii)), repealed by No. 48/1992 s. 99(b).

Pt 4 Div. 1A (Heading and ss 71A–71C) inserted by No. 48/1992 s. 100.