Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES (NO. 112 OF 1997) - SECT 16

16. (1) The Registrar-General shall include information about a child's parent in the Register after registration of the child's birth if—

        (a)     the parents of the child apply for the inclusion of the information;

        (b)     1 parent of the child applies for the inclusion of the information and the Registrar-General is satisfied that the other parent is dead or cannot join in the application because he or she cannot be found or for any other reason;

        (c)     1 parent of the child applies for the inclusion of the information and the Registrar-General is satisfied that the other parent does not dispute the correctness of the information;

        (d)     the Supreme Court orders the inclusion of the information;

        (e)     a court makes a finding that a particular person is a parent of the child;

        (f)     the Registrar-General is entitled under an Act or a law of a State, the Commonwealth or another Territory to make a presumption as to the identity of a parent of the child; or

        (g)     the inclusion of the information is authorised by the regulations.

(2) An application to the Registrar-General for the addition of registrable information in the Register—

        (a)     shall be made in writing;

        (b)     shall include the information required by the Register-General; and

        (c)     shall, if the Registrar-General requires verification of the information contained in the application, be accompanied by a statutory declaration verifying the information and such other evidence as the Registrar-General may require.

(3) On application by an interested person, the Supreme Court may order that the Register be amended—

        (a)     by omitting or adding specified information concerning a child's parentage; or

        (b)     by adding information that relates to the marriage of the child's parents.

(4) In this section—