Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2023

An entity may apply to the registrar for any of the following (the requested information)—

registrable information; or

a copy of a source document; or

information collected and maintained by the registrar under section 105.

An application under this section must be—

in the form required by the registrar and made in an approved way; and

accompanied by the fee prescribed by regulation.

An applicant for requested information, other than historical information, must satisfy the registrar of the applicant’s identity.

Unless the application relates to historical information, the registrar may refuse the application if the applicant does not have an adequate reason for obtaining the requested information.

The registrar may give requested information in the form the registrar considers appropriate.

If an applicant for a source document is not the person who created the document, the registrar may give the applicant a copy of the document with information redacted.