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Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1999
19Court may order registration of birth
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### 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 –
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> > > > (a) the registration of a birth; or
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> > > > (b) the inclusion of registrable information about a birth or a child's parents in the Register.
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> > (2) If a court, including a court of another State or the Commonwealth, finds that –
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> > > > (a) a birth is not registered as required under this Act or a corresponding law; or
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> > > > (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 –
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> > 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.