19 July 2022
45 Pipitea Street, Wel ington 6011
Phone +64 4 495 7200
dia.govt.nz
Tina Marie Kahurangi
fyi-request-19707-
[email address]
Tēnā koe Tina
Official Information Act request 2122-0867 - Request for Births Deaths and Marriages
information
Thank you for your Official Information Act (Act) request received by the Department of Internal
Affairs (Department) on 20 June 2022.
You requested –
1. Request for official information; of a registrars job description
2. Request for official information of the form of authority given to registrars of BDM;
3. Provide any information, or legislation to show that witnessed affidavits are not accepted
by the agents as evidence and proof to amend a record;
In response to your request, I can provide you with the fol owing information.
Questions one and two
Please refer to Appendix A, attached. Appendix A provides you with a copy of the job
description for a Life and Identity Services Officer (LISO).
Registrars are Births Deaths and Marriages trained LISOs who have been appointed as Registrars
by the Registrar-General, as per section 81 of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships
Registration Act 1995.
Question three
As this part of your request is not duly particular, I must refuse it under section 18(f) of the Act;
that the information requested cannot be made available without substantial col ation or
research.
As this information may be of interest to other members of the public, the Department has
decided to proactively release a copy of this response on the DIA website. All requestor data,
including your name and contact details, will be removed prior to release. The released
response will be made available here: https://www.dia.govt.nz/Official-Information-Act-
Requests-2.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision.
Information about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602.
Ngā mihi
Catherine Scanlan
Acting Manager Operational Policy and Official Correspondence
Service Delivery and Operations
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