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Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 2021

Searches and disclosure of information - Public access to information - Access register

101: Registrar-General may comply with request if requirements met

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"The Registrar-General can help you if you meet the rules."

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The Registrar-General can give you a copy of entries in an access register if they are satisfied that you meet the requirements of section 99 or 100. They must follow the right procedures to ensure they comply with section 99(3). The Registrar-General must also comply with a request from a public sector agency as soon as possible after the request is made, in accordance with section 100.

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Public access to information: Access register

101Registrar-General may comply with request if requirements met

  1. The Registrar-General may provide a copy of entries in an access register to a person only if satisfied that the requirements of section 99 or 100 are met.

  2. The Registrar-General must adopt appropriate procedures to ensure that section 99(3) is complied with.

  3. The Registrar-General must comply with a request by a public sector agency in accordance with section 100 as soon as practicable after the request is made.

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