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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.