Queensland Numbered Acts

BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT 2023 - SECT 21

21 Re-registering birth

(1) The registrar must re-register the person’s birth by making a new entry in the birth register that includes—

(a) the person’s names as declared in the discharge order or discharge notice; and

(b) all of the information that was in the entry closed under section 19 (3) other than information about the making or discharge of the initial order or the order to which the initial notice relates; and

(c) a note that the new entry was made under this section; and

(d) a reference to the entry closed under subsection (3) .

(2) The registrar must note on the entry closed under section 19 (3) —

(a) that the person’s birth has been re-registered under this section; and

(b) a reference to the new entry made under subsection (1) .

(3) The registrar must close the entry in the relevant parentage register that was made to register the initial order or order to which the initial notice relates by—

(a) incorporating, in the entry, the discharge notice or discharge order; and

(b) noting on the entry—

(i) that the initial order or order to which the initial notice relates has been discharged; and

(ii) that the person’s birth has been re-registered under this section; and

(iii) a reference to the new entry made under subsection (1) .

(4) If the registrar receives an original copy of a discharge order mentioned in section 20 (3) (b) , the registrar must also incorporate information from the application mentioned in section 20 (3) (c) (i) into the parentage order register.

(5) If the registrar receives an original copy of a discharge order mentioned in section 20 (4) (b) , the registrar must also incorporate information from the application mentioned in section 20 (4) (c) (i) into the cultural recognition register.

(6) The registrar may make any other notations in the register that the registrar considers necessary to ensure the register includes the correct information for the person.