New South Wales Consolidated Acts

BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT 1995 - SECT 25A

25A Issuing birth certificates to adopted persons

(1) After a person’s adoption is registered under this Part, a birth certificate issued by the Registrar for the person must contain the relevant information recorded in the Register pursuant to section 24 (2) in place of the corresponding information recorded in the Register pursuant to section 17 (1).

(2) In particular, a birth certificate for an adopted person must not include any information that indicates that he or she has been adopted.

(3) This section applies whether or not the person’s birth has been registered under this Act.