6—Particulars of birth to be included in Register
An entry to be made in the Register under section 17(1) of the Act about
the birth of a child must include the following particulars:
(a)
whether the child was born alive;
(b) the
date and place of the birth;
(c) the
child's sex (if determined);
(d) if
the child was born alive—the child's name 1 ;
(da) if
the child was conceived as a result of a fertilisation procedure—
(i)
the name (if known) of the biological parent who donated
the semen or
ovum resulting in the child's birth (the "donor"); and
(ii)
the sex or gender identity (if known) of the donor; and
(iii)
the donor's date of birth and place of birth (if known);
(e) the
name of the child's mother and, if it is different to her current name, the
mother's name at birth (or on adoption);
(f) the
date of birth (or age in years if the date of birth is not available), place
of birth, occupation and usual residential address of the child's mother;
(g) the
name of the child's father and, if it is different to his current name, the
father's name at birth (or on adoption);
(h) the
date of birth (or age in years if the date of birth is not available), place
of birth, occupation and usual residential address of the child's father;
(i)
if the child's parents are married or in a registered
relationship—
(i)
the date on which the marriage took place or the
registered relationship commenced (as the case requires); and
(ii)
the place at which the marriage occurred or the
registered relationship was entered into (as the case requires);
(j) the
name, sex or gender identity and date of birth of each previous child of the
child's mother and father;
(k) the
name, usual residential address and relationship to the child of each person
who signed the birth registration statement;
(l)
whether the child's mother is of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent
(or both);
(m)
whether the child's father is of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent
(or both).
Note—
1 In the case of a still-born child the birth
registration statement may, but need not, state the name of the
child—see section 21 of the Act.