11Notification of births

### 11 Notification of births > > (1)  When a child is born in the State, the responsible person must give notice of the birth to the Registrar. > > > (2)  Notice is to – > > > > > > (a) be in writing or in any other manner or form approved by the Registrar; and > > > > > > > (b) include any particulars the Registrar requires. > > > > Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units. > > > (3)  The notice must be given – > > > > > > (a) in the case of a live birth, within 21 days after birth; or > > > > > > > (b) in the case of a stillbirth, within 48 hours after birth. > > > (4)  [*\[Section 11 Subsection (4) amended by No. 3 of 2010, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2010\]*](/view/html/inforce/2010-07-01/act-2010-003#JS1@Ja8@GC2@Hpa@EN) When notice of a stillbirth is given, the responsible person must also give the Registrar a medical practitioner's certificate in a form approved by the Registrar, certifying the cause of foetal death. > > > (5)  [*\[Section 11 Subsection (5) amended by No. 3 of 2010, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2010\]*](/view/html/inforce/2010-07-01/act-2010-003#JS1@Ja8@GC2@Hpb@EN) The certificate must be completed by the medical practitioner responsible for the professional care of the mother at the birth or a medical practitioner who examined the body of the stillborn child after the birth. > > > (6)  In this section, > > > > > ***responsible person*** means – > > > > > > > > (a) in the case of a child born in a hospital or brought to a hospital within 24 hours after birth, the chief executive officer of the hospital; or > > > > > > > > > (b) in any other case – > > > > > > > > > > > > (i) [*\[Section 11 Subsection (6) amended by No. 3 of 2010, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2010\]*](/view/html/inforce/2010-07-01/act-2010-003#JS1@Ja8@GC2@Hpc@EN) the medical practitioner or midwife responsible for the professional care of the mother at the birth; or > > > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) [*\[Section 11 Subsection (6) amended by No. 3 of 2010, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2010\]*](/view/html/inforce/2010-07-01/act-2010-003#JS1@Ja8@GC2@Hpd@EN) if no medical practitioner or midwife was in attendance at the birth, any other person in attendance at the birth.