Identity area
Type of entity
State government department
Authorized form of name
Office of the Registrar-General and Office of Titles (Victoria)
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Other form(s) of name
- Registrar-General's Department
- Office of Titles
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Description area
Dates of existence
1853 - 1958
History
In 1853 the Registrar-General's Department was established under the provisions of the Births, Deaths and Marriages Act 16 Victoria, No. 2 (1853). The department carried out a range of functions including the collection of census and statistics; registering of livestock, licence liens on agricultural land, naturalizations, hospitals, banks, companies, patents, copyright, printing presses and types, powers of attorney, Parliamentory electors and land titles. By 1873 a new agency, the Office of the Registrar-General and Office of Titles, had assumed responsibility for the functions previously undertaken separately by the Registrar-General's Department and the Office of Titles. In 1958 the registration of companies was subsequently transferred to the Registrar of Companies and the Companies Office.
Places
Victoria
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
public administration
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Entered from deposit description on 7 Jul 2011
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Sources
Public Records Office Victoria, Agency VA 862 Office of the Registrar-General and Office of Titles, Agency VA 2888 Office of Titles, Agency VA 2889 Registrar General's Office http://prov.vic.gov.au/ (accessed on 7 July 2011)