BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT 1997 - SECT 27 Issue of birth certificates
BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT 1997 - SECT 27
Issue of birth certificates(1) A birth certificate issued by the registrar-general in relation to a person must show the person's sex in accordance with the record as altered.
(2) The registrar-general may issue a birth certificate showing a person's sex before the alteration of the record if application for the certificate is made—
(a) by the person; or
(b) by a child of the person; or
(c) by a person specified by regulation.
(3) A birth certificate mentioned in this section must not include any word or statement to the effect that the person to whom the certificate relates has changed sex.