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Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1998
Part 3Registration of births
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Part 3 — Registration of births
Division 1 — Notification of births
12. Notification of births 9
Division 2 — Registration of births
13. Cases in which registration of birth is required or authorised 10
14. How to have the birth of a child registered 10
15. Responsibility to have birth registered 11
16. Obligation to have birth registered 11
17. Registration of birth 12
18. Registration of parentage details 12
19. Addition of details after birth registration 13
Division 3 — Court orders relating to registration of birth
20. Powers of State courts 15
21. Registration of birth etc. after court findings 15