Women’s Charter 1961 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Offences Relating to Solemnisation and Registration of Marriages
35. Issuing false copies or extracts
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A person (not being the Registrar) must not issue any document that purports to be —
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Marriages appointed under section 26 and includes an Assistant Registrar of Marriages;
a copy of, or an extract from, any record or information contained in the State Marriage Register; and
issued by the Registrar.
A person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —
to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both; and
in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.