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Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1997
10Obligation to have birth registered
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10 Obligation to have birth registered (1) A person responsible for having the birth of a child registered must lodge a birth registration statement acceptable to the registrar-general with the registrar-general within 6 months after the day of the birth. (2) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.