Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 2021

Registration of information - Marriages and civil unions - Overseas divorce or dissolution certificate

64: Registrar-General may issue written statement about overseas divorce or dissolution on request

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"Get a written statement about an overseas divorce or dissolution"

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You can ask the Registrar-General for a written statement about a divorce or dissolution that happened overseas. You need to pay a fee when you make this request. The Registrar-General can then give you a written statement with the information they have about the divorce or dissolution, including if they have a certificate under section 62 or information from an overseas registration authority.

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Part 2Registration of information
Marriages and civil unions: Overseas divorce or dissolution certificate

64Registrar-General may issue written statement about overseas divorce or dissolution on request

A person may request a written statement from the Registrar-General that states whether the Registrar-General has received a certificate or information in relation to a divorce or dissolution that occurred overseas.
The request must be accompanied by the prescribed fee.
The Registrar-General may issue a written statement that—
states whether the Registrar-General has received—
1. a certificate under section 62 in relation to the divorce or dissolution; or
2. information from an overseas registration authority in relation to the divorce or dissolution; and
provides the information contained in the certificate or received from an overseas registration authority; and
states that the Registrar-General is not responsible for—
1. the accuracy of the information; or
2. in the case of a certificate, the authenticity of the certificate.