Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2016A00057:clause:1_5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2016A00057
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 5
Character Range: 4830–5932

5  Registrar of Deaths Abroad
 (1) There is to be a Registrar of Deaths Abroad.
 (2) The Registrar is to be appointed by the Minister by written instrument.
Note: For reappointment, see section 33AA of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
 (3) The Minister must not appoint a person to be the Registrar unless:
 (a) the person is a State or Territory registrar; and
 (b) the State or Territory concerned, by written notice given to the Minister, agrees to the appointment.
 (4) A notice under paragraph (3)(b) may be given on behalf of a State or Territory by a Minister of the State or Territory.
 (5) The Minister may at any time terminate the appointment of a person as the Registrar.
 (6) Without limiting subsection (5), the Minister must terminate the appointment of a person as the Registrar if the person ceases to be a State or Territory registrar.
 (7) The Registrar may resign his or her appointment by giving the Minister a written resignation.
 (8) The resignation takes effect on the day it is received by the Minister or, if a later day is specified in the resignation, on that later day.