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Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1997
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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.