Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Health Act 1958 - SECT 162G

Report of birth

162G. Report of birth





(1) For the purposes of this section, birth means every birth or still-birth
of a child that is required to be registered pursuant to the
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996.



(2) In the case of every birth referred to in subsection (1)-



   (a)  if the birth occurs in any hospital, the proprietor of that hospital;



   (b)  if the birth does not occur in any hospital-

   (i)  the midwife who is in attendance upon the mother at the time of the
        birth; or

   (ii) if subparagraph (i) does not apply, the registered medical
        practitioner who is in attendance upon the mother at the time of the
        birth; or

   (c)  if neither paragraph (a) nor paragraph (b) applies-

   (i)  if the mother and child are, or the child is, admitted to any hospital
        because of the birth of the child the proprietor of that hospital; or

   (ii) in any other case, the registered medical practitioner who undertakes
        the care and treatment of the mother and child because of the birth of
        the child- must submit to the Council a report in respect of the birth
        in the form approved by the Council.

(3) Any person required by subsection (2) to submit a report to the Council
who fails to do so within the prescribed period shall be guilty of an offence
against this Part and shall be liable to a penalty of not more than 5 penalty
units.