Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Status of Children Act 1974 - SECT 9

Instruments may be filed with Government Statist

9. Instruments may be filed with Government Statist



(1) Any instrument of the kind described in subsection (2) of section 8 or a
copy thereof may be filed in the office of the Registrar of Births, Deaths and
Marriages upon payment of the prescribed fee.

(2) The Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages shall cause indexes of all
instruments and copies filed with him under subsection (1) to be made and kept
in his office and shall, upon request made by or on behalf of a party to an
instrument so filed or a child referred to in any such instrument or a
guardian or relative of that child cause a search of any index to be made and
shall permit that person to inspect any such instrument or copy if he is
satisfied that the person has a direct and proper interest in the matter.

(3) Where the Supreme Court makes a declaration of paternity under section 10
the proper officer of the court shall forward a copy of the declaration or
order to the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages for filing in his
office under this section and on receipt of any such copy the Registrar of
Births, Deaths and Marriages shall file it accordingly as if it were an
instrument of the kind referred to in subsection (2) of section 8.