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Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1999
12Cases in which registration of birth is required or authorised
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### 12 Cases in which registration of birth is required or authorised
> > (1) When a child is born in the State, the birth must be registered under this Act.
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> > (2) If a court, whether of this or any other State or the Commonwealth, directs the registration of a birth, the birth must be registered under this Act.
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> > (3) If a child is born in an aircraft during a flight or on a vessel during a voyage to a place of disembarkation in the State, the birth may be registered under this Act.
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> > (4) If a child is born outside the Commonwealth, but the child is to become a resident of the State, the birth may be registered under this Act.
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> > (5) The Registrar must not register a birth under [subsection (3)](#GS12@Gs3@EN) or [(4)](#GS12@Gs4@EN) if the birth is registered under a corresponding law.