35Application for, and grant of, certificates

1. An applicant for a certificate must apply to the Registrar.

2. In this Part, Registrar means the Registrar of the District Court at Auckland, or the Registrar of any other office of the District Court identified in regulations made under this Act as the, or a, Registrar who may accept applications under this section.

3. The application must be in the prescribed form and be accompanied by the prescribed fee.

4. The application may require the applicant to provide no more than the following:

5. the applicant's full name, date of birth, and gender:
6. any other names by which the applicant is, or ever has been, known:
7. the address to which the applicant wishes any certificate and related correspondence to be sent:
8. a photocopy of any form of official identification that contains a photograph of the applicant, such as a passport or driver licence, that is authenticated in the prescribed manner:
9. 1 or more recent photographs of the applicant that comply with the prescribed requirements and are authenticated in the prescribed manner:
10. if an order has been made under section 37, a copy of the order.

11. The Registrar must issue a certificate to an applicant if—

12. the applicant pays the prescribed fee, supplies a properly completed application form, and attaches the required photocopy and photographs; and
13. the applicant is aged 18 years or older; and
14. the applicant is either—
    1. not disqualified under section 36 from holding a certificate; or
    2. is disqualified, but has been granted a waiver of disqualification under section 37 and the waiver has not been cancelled.

15. Every certificate must be in the prescribed form and must contain a photograph of the holder.

16. If a certificate is refused, the Registrar must notify the applicant in writing, with reasons, and give information about how to apply for a waiver of disqualification under section 37.