47Cancelling entry in register of births, deaths or marriages

47 Cancelling entry in register of births, deaths or marriages (a) the chief officer of an agency mentioned in section 46(1) applied for an order under that section; and (b) as a result of the order being made there is an entry in relation to an assumed identity in a register of births, deaths or marriages under the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996; and (c) the chief officer cancels the authority for that assumed identity. (2) The chief officer of that agency must apply to the Supreme Court for an order under this section within 28 days after the day the authority is cancelled.

Police (Special Investigative and Other Powers) Act 2015 36 (3) The Supreme Court may order the Registrar to cancel the entry that has been made in a register of births, deaths or marriages as a result of the order under section 46. (4) The application must be heard in closed court and a transcript must not be made of the proceedings. (5) If the Court makes an order under subsection (3), the Registrar must give effect to the order: (a) within the period stated in the order; or (b) if no period is stated in the order – within 28 days after the day the order is made.