Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1995
25Record of adoption or discharge of adoption to be noted in birth registration
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25 Record of adoption or discharge of adoption to be noted in birth registration
25 Record of adoption or discharge of adoption to be noted in birth registration
(1) If a record of adoption, or discharge of adoption, registered under this Part relates to a person whose birth is registered under this Act, the Registrar is to note a reference to the record in the entry relating to the birth of the person.
(2) If a record of adoption, or discharge of adoption, received by the Registrar under Chapter 7 of the Adoption Act 2000 relates to a person whose birth is registered under a corresponding law, the Registrar is to cause a copy of the record to be sent to the relevant registering authority.
s 25: Am 2000 No 75, Sch 2.1 [4]; 2013 No 1, Sch 1.2 [1] [2]; 2013 No 79, Sch 2 [4].