55Exemption from undertaking professional development activities for late year registration

55 Exemption from undertaking professional development activities for late year registration

(1) The Registrar of Marriage Celebrants may exempt a person from subsection 53(1) for a calendar year if the Registrar is satisfied that complying with that subsection for the year would be onerous because of the date the person became registered as a marriage celebrant.

Note 1: See section 39G of the Act.

Note 2: It is not necessary for a person to apply to the Registrar in order to receive an exemption under this section.

(2) The Registrar must, by written notice, inform the person of the Registrar’s decision to grant the exemption.