19Court may order registration of birth

19 Court may order registration of birth

(1)  A magistrate, on application by an interested person or on his or her own initiative, may order –

(a) the registration of a birth; or

(b) the inclusion of registrable information about a birth or a child's parents in the Register.

(2)  If a court, including a court of another State or the Commonwealth, finds that –

(a) a birth is not registered as required under this Act or a corresponding law; or

(b) the registrable information contained in an entry about a birth in the Register under this Act or a corresponding law is incomplete or incorrect –

the court may direct registration of the birth or the inclusion or correction of registrable information in the Register under this Act or the corresponding law.