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Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 2021

Registrar-General and registry - Offices

125: Deputy Registrar-General

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"Who is the Deputy Registrar-General and what do they do?"

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You can have one or more Deputy Registrars-General to help with the administration of this Act. They are appointed under the Public Service Act 2020. They work under the control of the Registrar-General. You have a Deputy Registrar-General who can do the Registrar-General's job if the Registrar-General is away or not available. The Deputy Registrar-General can do all the tasks and make decisions like the Registrar-General. If the Registrar-General's job is empty or they are away, the Deputy Registrar-General can step in. This can happen if there is only one Deputy Registrar-General, or if one of them is chosen by the chief executive of the department in charge of this Act. When a Deputy Registrar-General does something, it is proof that they have the authority to do it. You cannot question what a Deputy Registrar-General does just because the reason for their action has changed or because they did something the Registrar-General did not agree with.

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125Deputy Registrar-General

  1. One or more Deputy Registrars-General may be appointed under the Public Service Act 2020 as may be desirable for the effective and efficient administration of this Act.

  2. Subject to the control of the Registrar-General, a Deputy Registrar-General has and may perform and exercise any of the functions, duties, and powers of the Registrar-General.

  3. If for any reason the office of the Registrar-General is vacant or the Registrar-General is absent (temporarily or permanently) from the office for any reason, the Deputy Registrar-General has and may perform and exercise all the functions, duties, and powers of the Registrar-General.

  4. Subsection (3) applies to—

  5. the Deputy Registrar-General if there is only 1; or
    1. a Deputy Registrar-General authorised for that purpose by the chief executive of the department of State that, with the authority of the Prime Minister, is for the time being responsible for the administration of this Act (before, on, or after the occurrence of the vacancy or absence) in every other case.

      1. The fact that a Deputy Registrar-General exercises or performs any power, function, or duty of the Registrar-General is conclusive evidence of the Deputy Registrar-General’s authority to do so.

      2. No authority given to or act done by a Deputy Registrar-General under this section may be questioned in any proceedings on the ground that—

      3. the occasion for the giving of the authority had not arisen or had ceased; or
        1. the act was contrary to a direction of the Registrar-General.

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