13Cases in which registration of birth is required or authorised

#### 13 Cases in which registration of birth is required or authorised 13 Cases in which registration of birth is required or authorised > > (1) If a child is born in the State, the birth must be registered under this Act. > > > (2) If a court1 orders the registration of a birth, the birth must be registered under this Act. > > > > Note. > > > > 1The power to order registration of birth may be exercised by courts of this State and also by courts of other States and the Commonwealth (see section 19). > > > (3) If a child is born— > > > > > (a) in an aircraft during a flight to an airport in the State, or > > > > > (b) on a ship during a voyage to a port in the State, > > > > the birth may be registered under this Act. > > > (4) If a child is born outside the Commonwealth, but the child is to become (or in the case of a stillbirth, was to become) a resident of the State, the birth may be registered under this Act. > > > (5) However, the birth of a child born outside the State is not to be registered under this Act if the birth is registered under a corresponding law.