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Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 2021

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129: Registrar-General’s powers of inquiry in relation to statutory declarations

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"The Registrar-General can ask for proof of identity or details when you make a statutory declaration."

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The Registrar-General can ask you to check some things if you make a statutory declaration. You might need to prove who you are or who the guardian of the eligible person is. You will be asked to say if you are sure about the identity of the eligible person or their guardian.

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Functions, duties, and powers: Registrar-General’s powers of inquiry

129Registrar-General’s powers of inquiry in relation to statutory declarations

  1. The Registrar-General may require a person before whom a statutory declaration referred to in section 24(1)(b), 25(1)(b), 69(1)(a)(ii), 70(1)(a)(ii), or 128(2)(a) is made—

  2. to verify the identity of the eligible person or the guardian of the eligible person, or both, in a manner specified by the Registrar-General; and
    1. to state whether the person is satisfied of the identity of the eligible person or the guardian of the eligible person, or both.

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