Queensland Numbered Acts

BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT 2023 - SECT 54

54 Action by registrar

(1) This section applies if an application is made under section 50 or 51 to the registrar for a recognised details certificate for a person.

(2) The registrar may issue, or refuse to issue, the recognised details certificate for the person.

(3) The registrar must refuse to issue the recognised details certificate if—

(a) the recognised details certificate would state a prohibited sex descriptor; or

(b) the registrar reasonably suspects that the recognised details certificate is sought for a fraudulent or other improper purpose; or

(c) within the 12 months immediately preceding the day the application is made, a recognised details certificate has been issued for the person under this division.

(4) The recognised details certificate—

(a) must state the name and sex of the person as stated in the application for the certificate; and

(b) may only state any previous name or sex of the person if the applicant has requested the previous name or sex to be stated on the certificate; and

(c) must state the person’s date and place of birth; and

(d) may, if the registrar considers it appropriate, include any other information about the person’s birth requested in the application to be included; and

(e) must include a statement to the effect that details about the person included in the certificate, except the person’s sex, are not certified by the registrar.