Indemnity for issuing agency and officers in relation to creation of birth certificates
299 Indemnity for issuing agency and officers in relation to creation of birth certificates
This section applies if a birth certificate approval is produced to the registrar-general under section 290.
The law enforcement agency or intelligence agency to which the birth certificate approval relates must indemnify the registrar-general, or an officer of the registrar-general, for any civil liability incurred by the registrar-general or officer, including reasonable costs, if—
the liability is incurred because of something done by the registrar-general or officer to comply with section 290; and
the requirements, if any, prescribed under a regulation have been met.
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