5Registrar of Deaths Abroad

5 Registrar of Deaths Abroad

(1) There is to be a Registrar of Deaths Abroad. (2) The Registrar is to be appointed by the Minister by written instrument.

Note: For reappointment, see section 33AA of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

(3) The Minister must not appoint a person to be the Registrar unless: (a) the person is a State or Territory registrar; and (b) the State or Territory concerned, by written notice given to the Minister, agrees to the appointment. (4) A notice under paragraph (3)(b) may be given on behalf of a State or Territory by a Minister of the State or Territory. (5) The Minister may at any time terminate the appointment of a person as the Registrar. (6) Without limiting subsection (5), the Minister must terminate the appointment of a person as the Registrar if the person ceases to be a State or Territory registrar. (7) The Registrar may resign his or her appointment by giving the Minister a written resignation. (8) The resignation takes effect on the day it is received by the Minister or, if a later day is specified in the resignation, on that later day.