Queensland Consolidated Acts

BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT 2003 - SECT 44A

44A Addendum to birth certificate

(1) This section applies if—

(a) a person (the
"applicant" )—

(i) applies to the registrar, in writing, for information about an event that is, or may be, in a register kept by the registrar; and

(ii) is at least 18 years at the time of making the application; and

(b) the applicant’s birth was registered in Queensland; and

(c) a parentage order in relation to the applicant was registered in the parentage order register under section 41D (even if the entry in the parentage order register was later closed under section 41E ); and

(d) the registrar issues a certificate certifying particulars contained in an entry about the birth of the applicant.

(2) When the registrar issues a certificate mentioned in subsection (1) (d) , the registrar must attach an addendum to the certificate stating that further information is available about the entry.

(3) To remove any doubt, it is declared that the registrar must not issue the addendum to any person other than the applicant.