Registration of Deaths On War Service Act of 1942 (6 Geo Vi No. 25) (Qld)

288 STATISTICS. Registration of Deaths on War Service Acts. 6 GEO. VI. No. 25, STATISTICS. (1) Registration of Deaths on War Service Act of 1942 6 Geo. VI. No. 25 (2) Stock Returns Acts Amendment Act of 1942 .. 6 Geo. VI. No. 29 6 N G o E . O 2 . 5 V . I. An Act to provide for the Registration of Deaths on THE REGISTRATION War Service, and to Amend "The Registration OF DEATHS ON WAR SERVICE ACT of Births Deaths and Marriages Act of OF 1942. 1855," in certain particulars. [ASSENTED TO 19TH NOVEMBER, 1942.] B E it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis- lative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:- Short title. 1. (1.) This Act may be cited as " The Registration of Deaths on War Service Act of 1942." Construction (2.) This Act shall be read as one with *" The of Act. Registration of Births Deaths and Marriages Act of 1855." Authority 2. (1.) Subject to this Act the Registrar-General tdoeartehgsisotenr is, and it is hereby declared always was, authorised to war service. register the death of any person who has died (whether before or a~ter the passing of this Act) whilst. engaged on war serVICe. (2.) "Engaged on war service" means serving during any war in which His Majesty is or was engaged- (a) As a member of any Naval, Military, or Air Forces of the Commonwealth of Australia or of any other part of His Majesty's dominions; or (b) With any nursing service, voluntary aid detachment, red cross society, ambulance association, or any similar body or organisa- tion attached to or accompanying any of those forces; or * 19 V. No. 34. See v. 8, p. 1181.

STATISTICS. 289 1942. Registration of Deaths on War Service Act. (c) As a representative, attached to or accompany- ing any such force, of any organisation which is providing philanthropic, welfare, or medical services for members of that force, and includes undergoing detention as a prisoner of war or internment in a country under the sovereignty or in the occupation of the enemy, or internment in a neutral country immediately after so serving. (3.) The Registrar-General shall, in respect of every death registered by him under the authority of this Act, make a memorandum in the register to the effect that such death was registered pursuant to this Act. 3. Where, at any time before the date of the Evidence of publication in the Oommonwealth of Australia Gazette of ~ ~ t~ ~ ce. regulation twenty-five of the National Security (Supple- mentary) Regulations (made pursuant to the *National Security Act 1939-1940 of the Commonwealth), the Registrar-General has registered the death of a person who has died whilst engaged on war service, such registration of death shall be deemed to have been not authorised by this Act unless before registering such death the Registrar-General- (i.) Was supplied with a certificate given by some officer who the Registrar-General was satisfied was the officer in charge of the proper records of any Naval, Military, or Air Force of the Commonwealth or any other part of His Majesty's dominions; or (ii.) Had carefully informed himself by a search which the Registrar-General made or caused to be made of such proper records, that the said person had died whilst engaged on war service. 4. Where at any time after the date of the Registration publication in the Oommonwealth of Australia Gazette of o~d: : t? ~ regulation twenty-five of the National Security ~f : ertific~te ( Sup~ lementary~ Regulations (made pursuant to the ~ a~ : ~ i~ : - ' *NatwnalSecunty Act 1939-1940 of the Commonwealth) a certificate of death on war service issued under the said regulation twenty-five is or was presented to the • Commonwealth Acts, 1ij"o. 15,1939 and amending Aot. K

290 STATISTICS. Registration of Deaths on War Service Act. 6 GEO. VI. No. 25,1942. Registrar-General, the Registrar-General may, and it is hereby declared always could, register the death of the person named in such certificate. Cancellation 5. The Registrar-General shall cancel any registra- orefgistration tion of death registered by him under the authority of of death on this Act if- war service. (i.) In the case of such registration pursuant to the presentation to the Registrar-General of a certificate of death on war service issued under regulation twenty-five of the herein- before mentioned NationalSecurity(Supplementary) Regulations, it comes to the knowledge of the Registrar-General that such certificate has been duly cancelled; and (ii.) In any other case, it comes to the knowledge of the Registrar-General that the person whose death he has so registered is not dead, and shall, as far as may be possible, recall every certified copy of entry of record of such death issued by him. Amendment 6. (1.) The words "or unless such death was othfes. A1c9t of registered pursuant to *" The Registration 01 Deaths on 19 Vic. War Service Act of 1942," " are added to the proviso to No. 34. section nineteen of t" The Registration of Births Deaths and Marriages Act of 1855." (2.) t" The Registration of Births Deaths and Marriages Act of 1855" as amended by subsection one of this section may be cited as "The Registration of Births Deaths and Marriages Acts, 1855 to 1942." * This Act. t 19 v. No. 34. See v 8, p. 1181.