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Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1995
24ARegistration of deceased person’s former intention to adopt
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#### 24A Registration of deceased person’s former intention to adopt
24A Registration of deceased person’s former intention to adopt
> > (1) The adoptive parent of a person in relation to whom a record is registered under this Part may apply to the Registrar, in a form approved by the Registrar, for registration of the intention of a deceased person before his or her death to adopt the person jointly with the adoptive parent.
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> > (2) The Registrar registers an intention of a deceased person to adopt by making an entry about the intention to adopt in the Register including the information required by the regulations.
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> > (3) An application to the Registrar under this section must, if the Registrar requires verification of the information contained in the application, be accompanied by a statutory declaration obtained from the Director-General of the Department of Community Services or an appropriate principal officer (within the meaning of the [Adoption Act 2000](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2000-075)) verifying the information contained in the application and any other evidence that the Registrar may require.
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> **s 24A:** Ins 2000 No 75, Sch 2.1 \[3\].