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Marriage Act 1961
39MEvidence of registration etc.
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39M Evidence of registration etc.
A certificate, signed by the Registrar of Marriage Celebrants, stating that, at a specified time, or during a specified period: (a) a person was registered as a marriage celebrant; or (b) a person’s registration as a marriage celebrant was suspended; or (c) a person was not registered as a marriage celebrant; or (d) a person was identified as a religious marriage celebrant on the register of marriage celebrants; or (e) a person was not identified as a religious marriage celebrant on the register of marriage celebrants; is prima facie evidence of that fact.