Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) Where the Commonwealth has made available to a person who is or has been an authorized celebrant any books, documents, forms or other papers for use in connexion with the solemnization of marriages by the person, a registering authority for a State or Territory may, by notice in writing to the person, require him to return to that registering authority, within fourteen days after receipt of the notice or within such extended period as the registering authority allows, such of those books, documents, forms or other papers as are specified in the notice and are in his possession.
(2) A person who is given a notice under subregulation (1) must comply with it.
Penalty: 1 penalty unit.
(2A) An offence against subregulation (2) is an offence of strict liability.
Note For strict liability , see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .
(3) In this regulation, registering authority , in relation to a State or Territory, has the same meaning as in Part V of these Regulations.