Registration of Births, Deaths, and Marriages (Amendment) Act 1930 (NSW)

Registration of Births, Deaths, and Marriages

(Amendment) Act.

REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND MARRIAGES

(AMENDMENT) ACT.

Act No. 17, 1030.

An Act to enable ministers of religion who are George v.

resident and registered to celebrate marriages within the Territory for the Seat of Govern­ ment of the Comm on weal tli or vithin any State adjoining New South Wales, to be registered as ministers for celebrating mar­ riages within New South Wales; to amend the Registration of Births, Deaths, and Marriages Act, 1899; and for purposes connected therewith. [Assented to, 3rd June, 1930.]

T J E it enuctcd liy the King’s ]\Lost Excellent Majesty, JLJ l)y ami M itli tlio advice and consent of the Legis­ lative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in rarlianient assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :—-

1. (1) Tiiis Act may be cited as the I’cgistration saort title

of Births, Heaths, and Marriages (Amendment) Act,

1930.

(2) Tins Act sliall be deemed to have commenced

on the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred

and thirtv.

‘ 2.

212                 Registration of Births, Deaths, and Marriages

No. 17, 1930.	(Amendment) Act.
Amendment

of Act No. 17, 2 . (1) The Registration of Births, Deaths, and

1899.            Marriages Act, 1899, is amended by inserting next

New s. 36.\.	after section thirty-six the following new section;—
Special

provisions as 36a. (1) Any minister of religion, ordinarily

to ministers	officiating as such, residing—
residing in

Federal	(a) within the Territory for the Seat of Govern­
Territory, &c.

Capital ment of the Commonwealth ; or

(h) within any State contiguous to the State of New South Wales,

and who has been duly registered as a minister for the celebration of marriages in accordance with the law in force for the time being in such Territory or State may, subject to the provisions of this Part, make requisition for registration as a minister for celebrating marriages within the State of New South Wales.

(2) The requisition shall specify the name, religious denomination, designation, residence of the minister, and the registry district within New South Wales within which he ordinarily officiates as a minister.

(3) The Registrar-General, before register­ ing such minister, shall satisfy himself that the applicant ordinarily officiates, not only within the Territory for the Seat of Government, or in another State, hut also in a registry district in New South Wales adjoining such Territory or State.

(4) Whenever any minister registered under

this section—

(a)	ceases to reside within the Territory for the Seat of Government or the contiguous
S tate ; or
(h)	ceases to he registered for the celebration of marriges in the Territory for the Seat of Government of the Commonwealth or in the contiguous S tate; or
(c)	ceases to officiate as a minister therein or in New South Wales ; or
(d)	is not properly designated by the name or description by which he is registered ; or

( e )

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(e) changes his place of residence or the I'egistry district in JS'ew South Wales within which he ordinarily officiates,

he shall, Avithin three months next following, notify the llegistrar-General Avho may forthwith cancel the registration of the Minister.

Any minister Avho fails to comply with the pro­ visions of this subsection shall be deemed not to be registered Avithin the meaning of the Marriage Act, 1899.

(5) In this section “ Territory for the Seat

of GoA'ernment of the Commonwealth” includes the territory surrendered by the Seat of Government Surrender Act, 1915, as well as that surrendered by the Seat of Government Surrender Act, 1909, as amended by the Seat of Government Surrender (Amendment) Act, 1923.

(2) The Registration of Births, Deaths, and Mar­

riages Act, 1899, is further amended—

(a)	by omitting from section thirty-three the Sec. 33. AAmrds “ as aforesaid” and by inserting in lieu thereof the AAmrds “ under this Part ” ;
(b)	by inserting in subsection tAA'o of section thirty- Sec. 3i. four next after the Avords “ are situated ” the (Annual list folloAving Avords : “ or within which a minister registered under the provisions of section 36a ordinarily officiates ” ;
(c)	by inserting in subsection four of the same section after the words “ as a minister ” the fol­ lowing words : “ or has ceased to retain the qualifications which enabled the Eegistrar- General to register him under the provisions of section 36a.”

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