How application is to be dealt with
30 How application is to be dealt with
On receiving any such application from any person to be registered as the head or representative of any religious denomination, the Recorder, upon proof to his satisfaction that the applicant is such head or representative according to the usages of such denomination, shall register the applicant according to the tenor of his application: Provided always that, in case of an application to be registered in the place of any person who does not consent to such application, notice of the application shall be given to such last-mentioned person, and such person shall have an opportunity of being heard before the Recorder in opposition to such application, unless it be proved to the satisfaction of the Recorder that such last-mentioned person is absent from Tasmania and not expected to return within twelve months, or cannot be found.
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