Marriage Regulations 2017
37Notice seeking information about ministers of religion
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37 Notice seeking information about ministers of religion
(1) A Registrar of Ministers of Religion may, by written notice given to a recognised denomination, require the denomination to give the Registrar, by a specified day, specified information in relation to one or more persons: (a) whose names are in the register kept by the Registrar under subsection 27(4) of the Act; and (b) who are registered as ministers of religion of the denomination.
Note: See paragraph 37(a) of the Act.
(2) The specified day must be at least 14 days after the notice is given. (3) The specified information must be about matters affecting those persons’ right to be registered. (4) In complying with a notice given to a recognised denomination under subsection (1), a member of the denomination must, on behalf of the denomination: (a) sign the document containing the specified information; and (b) certify that the information is correct.