Victorian Current Acts

BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT 1996 - SECT 59

    (1)     The Governor in Council may make regulations for or with respect to—

        (a)     prescribing fees or a basis for calculating fees for—

              (i)     access to the Register; or

              (ii)     a search of the Register; or

              (iii)     the issue of a certificate following a search of the Register; or

              (iv)     other services provided by the Registrar;

        (b)     generally prescribing any other matter or thing required or permitted to be prescribed or necessary to be prescribed for the purposes of this Act.

    (2)     A regulation may impose a penalty not exceeding 20 penalty units for contravention of the regulations.

    (3)     Regulations made under this Act—

        (a)     may be of general or limited application;

        (b)     may differ according to differences in time, place or circumstance;

        (c)     may require the making of a statutory declaration.

Part 10—Repeals, transitional provisions and amendments to other Acts