Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES (NO. 112 OF 1997) - SECT 50

50. A person shall not, without the authority of the Registrar-General or other lawful authority—

        (a)     obtain access to the Register or to records maintained under section 47 , or to information contained in the Register or those records;

        (b)     make, alter or delete an entry in the Register or those records; or

        (c)     interfere with the Register or those records in any other way.

Penalty:

        (a)     if the offender is a natural person—50 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both;

        (b)     if the offender is a body corporate—250 penalty units.