New Zealand Legislation: Acts

28 Ceasing to be civil union celebrant

• (1) A person ceases to be a civil union celebrant,—

  • (a) in the case of a person who fails to be reappointed under section 27, on the date specified in subsection (5) of that section; or

  • (b) in the case of a person who resigns in writing, on the date on which the Registrar-General receives the resignation; or

  • (c) in the case of a person whose appointment is cancelled by the Registrar-General under this section, on the date referred to in subsection (5).

  (2) The Registrar-General may cancel a person's appointment as a civil union celebrant if the Registrar-General is not satisfied, with respect to the person, of the matters set out in section 26(2).

  (3) The Registrar-General may not cancel a person's appointment as a civil union celebrant without first—

  • (a) giving the person notice that the Registrar-General is considering cancelling the appointment; and

  • (b) giving the person a reasonable opportunity to make submissions on the proposal; and

  • (c) considering any submissions made by the person within that time.

  (4) The Registrar-General must give notice in writing to the person concerned of a decision to cancel the person's appointment as a civil union celebrant, and also of any decision not to proceed with a proposed cancellation.

  (5) If a person's appointment as a civil union celebrant is cancelled, the notice from the Registrar-General must specify the date on which the cancellation takes effect, which must be a date not sooner than 5 days after the date on which the notice is sent.