Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976 · Updated to 15 Dec 2018 · Part V · Penalties and Miscellaneous Provisions Relating to the Solemnization and
46A. Damaged registers
Feedback & supportThe Registrar General may cause the entries of any marriage register found to be damaged, mutilated or illegible to be transferred to a new marriage register.
Registrar General
“Registrar General” means the Registrar General of Marriages and includes a Deputy Registrar General of Marriages appointed under this Act.
The Registrar General may—
cause any or all marriage registers to be photographed on microfilms; or
cause particulars in any or all marriage registers to be recorded on computers or in any other manner or form he thinks fit, subject to such precautions as he considers necessary in the interest of its safety and the privacy of the information.