Tasmanian Consolidated Acts

BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT 1999

- Act 58 of 1999
- Royal Assent 24 November 1999

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - Preliminary

   1.      1. Short title
   2.      2. Commencement
   3.      3. Interpretation

   PART 2 - Administration Division 1 - The Registrar

   4.      4. Registrar
   5.      5. Registrar's general functions
   6.      6. Registrar's staff
   7.      7. Delegation

           Division 2 - Execution of documents

   8.      8. The Registrar's seal
   9.      9. Execution of documents

           Division 3 - Reciprocal administrative arrangements

   10.     10. Reciprocal administrative arrangements

   PART 3 - Registration of births Division 1 - Notification of births

   11.     11. Notification of births

           Division 2 - Registration of births

   12.     12. Cases in which registration of birth is required or
           authorised
   13.     13. How to have the birth of a child registered
   14.     14. Responsibility to have birth registered
   15.     15. Obligation to have birth registered
   16.     16. Registration
   17.     17. Registration of parentage details
   18.     18. Addition of details after registration of birth

           Division 3 - Court order for registration of birth

   19.     19. Court may order registration of birth

           Division 4 - Child's name

   20.     20. Name of child
   21.     21. Dispute about child's name

   PART 4 - Change of name

   22.     22. Change of name by registration
   23.     23. Application to register change of adult's name
   24.     24. Application to register change of child's name
   25.     25. Child's consent to change of name
   26.     26. Registration of change of name
   27.     27. Entries to be made in Register
   28.     28. Change of name by repute or usage

   PART 4A - Registration of change of sex

   28A.    28A. Application to register change of sex
   28B.    28B. Application to be accompanied by documents
   28C.    28C. Registration of change of sex
   28D.    28D. Issue of birth certificate after change of sex
   28E.    28E. Issue of old birth certificate
   28F.    28F. Use of former birth certificate
   28G.    28G. Effect of registration of change of sex
   28H.    28H. Recognition of certificates issued outside Tasmania
   28J.    28J. Saving for rights of transgendered persons

   PART 5 - Registration of marriages

   29.     29. Cases in which registration of marriage is required
   30.     30. How to have marriage registered
   31.     31. Registration of marriage

   PART 6 - Registration of deaths Division 1 - Cases where
   registration of death is required or authorised

   32.     32. Deaths to be registered under this Act
   33.     33. Court may order registration of death
   34.     34. Circumstances in which death not to be registered

           Division 2 - Notification of death

   35.     35. Notification of death by doctor
   36.     36. Notification by coroner
   37.     37. Notification by funeral director

           Division 3 - Registration of death

   38.     38. Registration of death
   39.     39. Registration of death on war service

   PART 7 - The Register Division 1 - Keeping the Register

   40.     40. The Register

           Division 2 - Registrar's powers of inquiry

   41.     41. Registrar's powers of inquiry

           Division 3 - Correction of Register

   42.     42. Registrar may correct Register

           Division 4 - Access to, and certification of, Register entries

   43.     43. Access to Register
   44.     44. Search of Register
   45.     45. Protection of privacy
   46.     46. Issue of certificate
   47.     47. Access policies
   48.     48. Fees
   49.     49. Power to remit fees

           Division 5 - Additional information and services

   50.     50. Registrar may collect other information
   51.     51. Additional services
   52.     52. Access to adoption information

   PART 8 - General power of review

   53.     53. Review

   PART 9 - Miscellaneous

   54.     54. False representation
   55.     55. Unauthorised access to or interference with Register
   56.     56. Falsification of certificate
   57.     57. Immunity from liability
   58.     58. Registrar to retain control over records
   59.     59. Return of records
   60.     60. Regulations
   61.     61. Savings provisions
   62.     62. Continuation of Registration of Births and Deaths Regulations
           1969
   63.     63. 
   64.     64. 
   65.     65. 
   66.     66. 
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2


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