Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1999
15Obligation to have birth registered
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15 Obligation to have birth registered
(1) [Section 15 Subsection (1) substituted by No. 7 of 2019, s. 15, Applied:05 Sep 2019] A person responsible for having the birth of a child registered must ensure that a birth registration statement is lodged with the Registrar –
(a) within 60 days after the date of the birth; or
(b) in the case of a live birth where variations of sex characteristics do not allow for an easy assignment of sex, within 120 days of birth.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.
(2) The Registrar must accept a birth registration statement even though it is lodged after the period of 60 days.
(3) The Registrar, at any time before registering a birth, may request that further information be provided to support the birth registration statement.