Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005 - SECT 43

Early notification of births

43. Early notification of births



(1) If a child is born in Victoria notice of the birth of the child (the birth
notice) must be given by the responsible person to-

   (a)  the Chief Executive Officer of the council of the municipal district
        in which the mother of the child usually resides; or

   (b)  if the municipal district is not known to the person giving notice,
        the Chief Executive Officer of the council of the municipal district
        in which the birth occurs; or

   (c)  if the mother of the child usually resides outside Victoria, the
        Secretary.

(2) The notice must be in the prescribed form.

(3) In this section, responsible person has the same meaning as it has in
section 12 of the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996.