Commentaries: Art. 45

Each canton shall appoint a supervisory authority.
In particular, the supervisory authority shall perform the following tasks:
it supervises the register offices;
it supports and advises the register offices;
it assists in maintaining the civil register and in carrying out the preparatory procedure for weddings;
it issues directives on recognition and recording of matters relating to civil status that occur abroad and of foreign judicial and administrative decisions concerning civil status;
it provides for the basic and continuing education and training of persons working in the civil register service.
The Confederation is responsible for oversight. It may have recourse to cantonal appeal procedures against the decisions of the registrars and the supervisory authorities.¹

Amended by No I of the FA of 5 Oct. 2001 (Electronic civil register), in force since 1 July 2004 (AS 2004 2911;BBl 2001 1639). ↩

Art. 45