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BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT 1995 - SECT 15 Responsibility to have birth registered

BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT 1995 - SECT 15

Responsibility to have birth registered

15 Responsibility to have birth registered

(1) The parents of a child are jointly responsible for having the child's birth registered under this Act (and must both sign the birth registration statement) but the Registrar may accept a birth registration statement from one of the parents if satisfied that it is not practicable to obtain the signatures of both parents on the birth registration statement.
(2) If a child is a foundling, the person who has custody of the child is responsible for having the child's birth registered.
(3) The Registrar may accept a birth registration statement from a person who is not responsible for having the child's birth registered if satisfied that--
(a) the person lodging the statement has knowledge of the relevant facts, and
(b) the child's parents are unable or unlikely to lodge a birth registration statement.