12Notification of births

#### 12 Notification of births 12 Notification of births > > (1) When a child is born in the State, the responsible person must give notice of the birth to the Registrar in a form and manner required by the Registrar, specifying the particulars required by the regulations. > > > > Maximum penalty—5 penalty units. > > > (2) The notice must be given— > > > > > (a) in the case of a child born alive—within 7 days after birth, or > > > > > (b) in the case of a stillbirth—within 48 hours after stillbirth. > > > (3) When notice of a stillbirth is given, the responsible person must also give the Registrar, in a form and manner required by the Registrar— > > > > > (a) a registered medical practitioner’s certificate certifying the cause of foetal death, or > > > > > (b) if a registered medical practitioner is of the opinion that it is impracticable or undesirable to certify the cause of foetal death at the time the notice referred to in subsection (2) (b) is given, a notice signed by a registered medical practitioner stating the registered medical practitioner’s intention to complete such a certificate. > > > (4) The certificate or notice referred to in subsection (3) must be completed by the registered medical practitioner responsible for the professional care of the birth mother at the birth or a registered medical practitioner who examined the body of the stillborn child after the stillbirth. > > > (5) In this section— > > > > responsible person means— > > > > > (a) in the case of a child born in a hospital or brought to a hospital within 24 hours after birth—the chief executive officer of the hospital, or > > > > > (b) if the child was not born in a hospital or brought to a hospital within 24 hours after birth, and a registered medical practitioner or midwife was responsible for the professional care of the birth mother at the birth—that registered medical practitioner or midwife. > > **s 12:** Am 2007 No 5, Sch 1 \[2\]; 2008 No 23, Sch 3.5 \[1\] \[2\]; 2019 No 14, Sch 1.2\[2\] \[3\].