Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT 1997 - SECT 41

    (1)     The registrar-general may conduct the inquiries that the
registrar-general considers appropriate to find out—

        (a)     whether a registrable event has happened; or

        (b)     particulars of a registrable event; or

        (c)     whether particulars of a particular registrable event have been correctly recorded in the register.

    (2)     The registrar-general may, by notice given to a person who, in the registrar-general's opinion, may be able to provide information relevant to an inquiry under this section, require the person to answer a specified question or to provide other information within a time and in a way specified in the notice.

Note     For how documents may be served, see the Legislation Act

, pt 19.5.

    (3)     A person commits an offence if the person fails to comply with a notice given to the person under subsection (2).

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

Note     The Legislation Act

, s 170 and s 171 deals with the application of the privilege against self-incrimination and client legal privilege.

    (4)     An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.