Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES (NO. 112 OF 1997) - SECT 9

9. (1) A person has the birth of a child registered under this Act by signing and lodging with the Registrar-General a birth registration statement that sets out such particulars as the Registrar-General requires for the purpose of registering the birth.

(2) The Registrar-General may accept a birth registration statement that—

        (a)     is signed by only 1 of the parents if satisfied that it is not practicable to obtain the signature of the other parent; or

        (b)     does not set out the particulars referred to in subsection (1) if satisfied that it is not practicable to obtain the missing particulars;

and, where he or she does so, a person's obligation to have a child registered under this Act shall be deemed to have been discharged.

(3) The Registrar-General shall not accept a birth registration statement from a person who is not responsible for having a child's birth registered under this Act unless the Registrar-General is satisfied that—

        (a)     the person lodging the statement has knowledge of the particulars set out in the statement; and

        (b)     neither of the child's parents is able or likely to lodge a birth registration statement.