Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts19. Addition of details of parentage after registration of birth
(1) The Registrar may include registrable information about a child's parents in the Register after registration of the child's birth if -
(a) the parents of the child make a joint application for the addition of the information;
(b) one parent of the child makes an application for the addition of the information and the other parent cannot join in the application because he or she is dead or cannot be found, or for some other reason; or
(c) a court -
(i) orders the inclusion of the information in the Register; or
(ii) makes a finding that a particular person is a parent of the child.
(2) An application to the Registrar for the addition of registrable information in the Register shall -
(a) be made in writing;
(b) include the information required by the Registrar; and
(c) if the Registrar requires verification of the information contained in the application, be accompanied by a statutory declaration verifying the information contained in the application and any other evidence the Registrar may require.
(3) The Court may, on application by an interested person, order the addition of specified details of a child's parentage, or details of the marriage of a child's parents, in the Register.