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Births, Deaths and Marriages - Regulatory Impact Statement
The Basis for Collecting Information and Charging Fees
4. THE BASIS FOR CHARGING FEES AND PRESCRIBING THE COLLECTING PRESCRIBED INFORMATION.
The Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages is a Government Trading Enterprise which must cover all its operating and capital costs from revenue generated from statutory and non-statutory services. In setting its fees, the Registry has adopted the following approach:
- Sufficient fees must be charged to meet the cost of providing Registry services;
- Fees should be simple to administer; and
- The same fee should be charged where a common service is provided (eg. a certificate is provided) despite the fact that it is more costly to provide the service for some clients.
In determining what information should be required to be provided to the Registrar, the Registry must comply with the requirements of the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1995 and ensure that consistent, reliable data is collected. |
