pegawai luar biasa

English translation: Acting Registrar

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Indonesian term or phrase:	pegawai luar biasa
English translation:	Acting Registrar
Entered by:	Wiyanto Suroso

11:03 Jul 18, 2009

Indonesian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics

Indonesian term or phrase: pegawai luar biasa

the public servant who verifies a birth certificate - in this context, what is the meaning of (pegawai)luar biasa?

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Acting Registrar

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Wiyanto Suroso
Indonesia
Local time: 21:21

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Many thanks! Makes a lot more sense than where I had gone by myself.
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Acting Registrar

Wiyanto Suroso

5 +1

registrar extraordinary

Hipyan Nopri

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Acting Registrar

Explanation:
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Wiyanto Suroso
Indonesia
Local time: 21:21
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Indonesian
PRO pts in category: 68

Grading comment

Many thanks! Makes a lot more sense than where I had gone by myself.

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

registrar extraordinary

Explanation:
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-07-18 13:00:11 GMT)
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'Pegawai luar biasa' in this context refers to 'pegawai catatan sipil luar biasa' (registrar extraordinary) - a civil servant appointed to perform vital statistics registration tasks of the registrar general who is absent or is prevented from doing his/her tasks.

Ref.:
. . . (*pegawai luar biasa*: *registrar extraordinary*).
http://www.kitlv-journals.nl/index.php/btlv/article/view/325...

http://books.google.co.id/books?id=BwzCiu6DVWgC&pg=RA1-PA67&...

The *Registrar General* is the Government official responsible for the registration of births, deaths and marriages in England and Wales.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Registrar_General

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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-07-18 13:08:04 GMT)
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Para residen dan kepala daerah lainnya akan menunjuk pegawai rendahan selaku *pegawai catatan sipil luar biasa* bila pegawai-pegawai yang tersebut dalam pasal yang lalu sedang tidak hadir atau berhalangan . . ..
http://id.wikisource.org/wiki/Reglemen_tentang_Catatan_Sipil...

Hipyan Nopri
Indonesia
Local time: 21:21
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Indonesian
PRO pts in category: 40

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks for your explanation, this makes it clearer. I think in an Australian context the equivalent English term would be 'acting' (as suggested by another answer- ie. undertaking a role temporarily.

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