15Responsibility to have birth registered

15 Responsibility to have birth registered

15 Responsibility to have birth registered

(1) The parents of a child are jointly responsible for having the child’s birth registered under this Act (and must both sign the birth registration statement) but the Registrar may accept a birth registration statement from one of the parents if satisfied that it is not practicable to obtain the signatures of both parents on the birth registration statement.

(2) If a child is a foundling, the person who has custody of the child is responsible for having the child’s birth registered.

(3) The Registrar may accept a birth registration statement from a person who is not responsible for having the child’s birth registered if satisfied that—

(a) the person lodging the statement has knowledge of the relevant facts, and

(b) the child’s parents are unable or unlikely to lodge a birth registration statement.