Pursuant to section 88(1)(a) of the Births, Deaths, and Marriages Registration Act 1995, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council, makes the following regulations.

Preamble

1 Title

2 Commencement

3 Principal regulations amended

4 New regulation 1A inserted

1A Interpretation

5 Schedule amended

Schedule
Schedule amended

1 Title

These regulations are the Births, Deaths, and Marriages Registration (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2006.

2 Commencement

These regulations come into force on the 28th day after the date of their notification in the Gazette.

3 Principal regulations amended

These regulations amend the Births, Deaths, and Marriages Registration (Fees) Regulations 1995.

4 New regulation 1A inserted

The following regulation is inserted after regulation 1:
“1A Interpretation

In these regulations, certificate means a birth certificate, death certificate, marriage certificate, or civil union certificate.”

5 Schedule amended

The Schedule is amended by omitting item 6 and substituting the items set out in the Schedule.

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6	Certificate other than a decorative certificate	26.00
6A	Decorative certificate (if available)	26.00
6B	Certificate and decorative certificate (if available) for the same birth, death, marriage, or civil union if both certificates are requested in the same application	39.00

Diane Morcom,

Clerk of the Executive Council.

Explanatory note

This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.

These regulations, which come into force on the 28th day after the date of their notification in the Gazette, amend the Births, Deaths, and Marriages Registration (Fees) Regulations 1995.

The Department of Internal Affairs proposes to provide the option of decorative certificates for some of its products. Initially, only decorative birth certificates will be available, but at a later date decorative certificates may be made available for other events such as marriages and civil unions.

The amendments provide that the fee for a decorative certificate when purchased alone is $26, which is the same fee as for a standard certificate. The fee for a standard certificate and a decorative certificate for the same event is $39 when they are purchased together.

Issued under the authority of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989.

Date of notification in Gazette: 19 October 2006.

Births, Deaths, and Marriages Registration (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2006