Question

 

Is there a reference in an Act that requires the marriage certificate to be provided or can the staff member just advise Payroll? Would it be in the Tax Administration Act? Or should this be company policy rather than legal requirement?

 

Answer:

 

I have checked the Tax Administration Act and cannot find any requirement that state you have to have a marriage cert provided to payroll.

 

I have always put this as being company policy rather than the law.

 

Another way around it is that the document is sighted by payroll and a note to that effect is recorded in the employees file but no copy is retained.