Falsification of certificate, etc.
55 Falsification of certificate, etc.
A person must not forge the Registrar's signature or seal.
- 100 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment or both.
A person must not forge or falsify a certificate or other document under this Act.
- 100 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment or both.
The Registrar may impound—
a document which the Registrar has reason to believe bears a forged impression of the Registrar's signature or seal; or
a certificate or other document purporting to be a certificate or other document under this Act which the Registrar has reason to believe has been forged or falsified; or
a certificate under this Act about a registrable event if the entry in the Register about the event has been cancelled or corrected since the issue of the certificate.
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