67Notice to marriage celebrant if Registrar decides to deal with complaint

67 Notice to marriage celebrant if Registrar decides to deal with complaint

(1) If the Registrar of Marriage Celebrants decides under section 65 to deal with a complaint, the Registrar must give the marriage celebrant to whom the complaint relates written notice that: (a) informs the marriage celebrant that the Registrar is dealing with the complaint; and (b) is accompanied by a copy of the complaint and the material that accompanied the complaint (other than the contact details of the complainant and any other person mentioned in the complaint or the material); and (c) invites the marriage celebrant in accordance with subsection (3) to give the Registrar a written response to the complaint; and (d) informs the marriage celebrant that the complainant may be given a copy of any such response and any material that accompanies the response (other than the contact details of any person mentioned in the response or the material); and (e) informs the marriage celebrant that if a written response is not received by the day applicable under subsection (3) the Registrar may deal with the complaint without further notice to the marriage celebrant. (2) Despite paragraph (1)(b), the notice may be accompanied by an extract of the complaint or material that accompanied the complaint instead of a copy. (3) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(c), the invitation to the marriage celebrant to give a written response to the complaint must specify: (a) the day by which the response must be received, which must be at least 21 days after the date of the notice to the marriage celebrant of the complaint; and (b) that the marriage celebrant may, before the specified day, request the Registrar to specify a later day by which the response must be received; and (c) that the response may be accompanied by supporting material, including signed statements given by witnesses.