Clause 55
Composition of offences
of Registration of Births and Deaths Bill
BillNot in forceProvision 55 of 69
Clause 55
(1)
The Registrar‑General may compound any offence under this Act that is prescribed as a compoundable offence by collecting from a person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence a sum not exceeding $500.
(2)
On payment of the sum of money, no further proceedings are to be taken against that person in respect of the offence.