Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 2021

Registration of information - General provisions - Registration of information

9: Registrar-General may register information only if requirements met

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"The Registrar-General can only record important events if rules are followed"

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The Registrar-General can only register a birth, death, marriage, or other important event if they are allowed to by the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 2021. You must meet the requirements of the Act and its regulations when telling the Registrar-General about the event. The Registrar-General also has to follow certain rules, which are explained in sections 127 to 130, when deciding what to do with the information.

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8: Notifications, applications, and requests must include information required by this Act and regulations, or

"Give the right information when applying or asking for something"

10: Birth in New Zealand must be notified, or

"Tell the Registrar-General about a New Zealand birth"

Part 2Registration of information
General provisions: Registration of information

9Registrar-General may register information only if requirements met

The Registrar-General may register a registrable event, or register, amend, or delete information relating to a registrable event, under this Act only if—
expressly permitted or required to do so by this Act; and
satisfied that the requirements of the Act and regulations in relation to the notification of the registrable event or the information are met.

This section is subject to sections 127 to 130 (which provide for the Registrar-General’s powers of inquiry and requirements to decline to register certain information).

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