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BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT 1996 - SECT 13

Cases in which registration of birth is required or authorised

    (1)     If a child is born in the State, the birth must be registered under this Act.

    (2)     If a court orders the registration of a birth, the birth must be registered under this Act.

    (3)     A birth may be registered under this Act if a child is born—

        (a)     in an aircraft during a flight to a place of disembarkation in the State; or

        (b)     on a vessel during a voyage to a place of disembarkation in the State.

    (4)     If a child is born outside the Commonwealth, but the child is to become a resident of the State, the birth may be registered under this Act.

    (5)     The Registrar may refuse to register a birth under subsection (3) or (4) if the birth is registered under a corresponding law.



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