Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1997
7When registration of birth is required or authorised
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7 When registration of birth is required or authorised (1) If a child is born in the ACT, the birth is to be registered under this Act. (2) The birth of a child may be registered under this Act if the child— (a) is born outside Australia; and (b) is to become a resident of the ACT. (3) If a child is born in an aircraft during a flight to an airport in the ACT, the birth may be registered under this Act. (4) The birth of a child who is born outside Australia may not be registered under this Act if it is registered under a corresponding law. (5) Despite subsection (1), the birth of a stillborn child need not be registered if the child showed no sign of a heartbeat before 20 weeks gestation.