Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts(1) If the registrar-general is satisfied, by statutory declaration or otherwise, that a matter in a certificate mentioned in section 15 (Marriage certificates under this Act—general) is incorrect, the registrar-general may correct the certificate.
Note 1 The Statutory Declarations Act 1959
(Cwlth) applies to the making of statutory declarations under ACT laws.
Note 2 The Criminal Code
includes an offence for making false statements in statutory declarations (see s 336A).
(2) The registrar-general may, by written notice given to a party to the marriage under this Act or authorised celebrant, require the party or celebrant to give the certificate to the registrar-general within the period stated in the notice.
(3) If a marriage under this Act has been solemnised, or purports to have been solemnised, under this part, and the marriage is void, the registrar-general may, by written notice given to a party to the marriage, require the party to give the registrar-general, within the period stated in the notice, the certificate mentioned in section 15 (4).
(4) The period stated in a notice mentioned in subsection
(2) or (3) must not be less than 7 days after the notice is given.