6December 2025. It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting

6 December 2025. It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to 6 December 2025. The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4. Kinds of republications The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au): • authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies • unauthorised republications. The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page. Editorial changes The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication. Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice. This republication includes amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1). Uncommenced provisions and amendments If a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol U appears immediately before the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law are accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more information, see the home page for this law on the register. Modifications If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol M appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation Act 2001, section 95. Penalties At the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $160 for an individual and $810 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).

contents 1 Page 1 Name of Act 2 2 Dictionary 2 3 Notes 2 4 Meaning of adult and child 3 4A Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc 3 4B Meaning of birth parent—pt 2 4 5 Notification of births 4 6 Meaning of birth registration statement for div 2.2 6

Page contents 2 Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1997 7 When registration of birth is required or authorised 6 8 Responsibility to have birth registered 6 9 How to have the birth of a child registered 7 10 Obligation to have birth registered 8 11 How births are registered 8 12 Name of child 9 13 Dispute about child’s name 9 14 Registration of parentage details 9 15 Jurisdiction of Supreme Court to order registration of birth 10 16 Addition or alteration of details of parentage after registration of birth 10 16A Registration of parentage order 13 16B Re-registration of birth if parentage order made 13 17 Change of name by registration 15 18 Application to register change of adult’s name 15 19 Application by parent to register change of child’s name 15 19A Application by young person to register change of given name 17 20 Registration of change of name 17 21 Change of name entries in register 19 22 Change of name may still be established by repute or usage 20 22A Definitions—div 3.2 20 22B Application for approval for restricted person to make change of name application 21 22C Decision on s 22B application 21 22D Notice of decision 22 22E Offences—restriction on change of name application by restricted person etc 22 22F Registrar-general must not register change of name without relevant director-general’s approval 23 22G Registrar-general may correct register 23