Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Amendment) Act 1983 (ACT)

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Registration of Births, Deaths and

Marriages (Amendment) Ordinance 1983

No. 41 of 1983

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Ordinance under the Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910.

Dated 22 September 1983.

N. M. STEPHEN Governor-General

By His Excellency's Command,

TOM UREN

Minister of State for Territories

and Local Government

An Ordinance to amend the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages

Ordinance 1963

Short title

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Registration of Births, Deaths and

Marriages (Amendment) Ordinance 1983}
Commencement

2. This Ordinance shall come into operation on 1 October 1983.

Principal Ordinance

(a)	by omitting from sub-section (3) "Subject to the next succeeding
sub-section," and substituting "Subject to sub-sections (4) and (5),";

Births, Deaths and Marriages Ordinance 1963.2 3. In this ordinance, "Principal Ordinance" means the Registration of

Interpretation

4. Section 5 of the Principal Ordinance is amended by adding at the end

thereof the following sub-section:

"(6) A reference in a provision of this Ordinance to a determined fee shall be read as a reference to a fee determined under section 62 for the purposes of that provision."

Additional name given at baptism or by notice to Registrar

5. Section 19 of the Principal Ordinance is amended—

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(b)	by omitting from sub-section (5) "it is furnished to the Registrar." and substituting "the determined fee is paid and the notice is furnished to the Registrar."; and
(c)	by omitting from sub-section (6) "of this sectior or a notice under sub-section (3) of this section is furnished to the Registrar," and substituting "or a notice under sub-section (3) is furnished to the Registrar and the fee referred to in sub-section (5) is paid,".

Registration of change of name

6. Section 22 of the Principal Ordinance is amended by omitting from

sub-section (1) "a fee of $5" and substituting "the determined fee".

Searches and issue of documents

7. Section 51 of the Principal Ordinance is amended—

(a)	by omitting from sub-section (1) "prescribed fee" and substituting "determined fee";
(b)	by omitting sub-section (7);
(c)	by omitting from paragraph 8 (a) "fee specified in the third column of item 1 in the Fifth Schedule" and substituting "determined fee"; and
(d)	by omitting from sub-section (8) "that fee exceeds the fee specified in the third column of item 3 in that Schedule" and substituting "the fee determined for a search in the register and the issue of a copy of an entry exceeds the fee determined for a search in the register and the issue of a notification of the result of the search.".

Marriage in an overseas country of person ordinarily resident in the Territory

8. Section 56 of the Principal Ordinance is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-section (4) "a fee of $8" and substituting "the determined fee"; and

(b) by omitting from sub-section (7) "a fee of $5" and substituting "the

following section:  9. The Principal Ordinance is amended by adding at the end thereof the determined fee".

Power of Minister to determine fees

"62. The Minister may, by notice in writing published in the Gazette,

determine fees for the purposes of this Ordinance.".

Repeal

10. The Fifth Schedule to the Principal Ordinance is repealed.

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NOTES

1.    Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 29 September 1983.

2.    No. 17, 1963 as amended by No. 19, 1966; No. 14, 1974; No. 29, 1975; Nos. 18, 50 and 58, 1977; No. 17, 1979; Nos. 24 and 40, 1980; No. 32, 1981; Nos. 52 and 80, 1982.