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Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2023
sec.19Registering event in relevant parentage register
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### sec.19 Registering event in relevant parentage register
The registrar must register the event to which the initial notice or initial order relates by incorporating the initial notice or initial order into the relevant parentage register for the event.
If the registrar receives an original copy of an initial order mentioned in section 18 (3) (a) , the registrar must also incorporate into the parentage order register information from the application mentioned in section 18 (3) (b) (i) .
The registrar must close the person’s birth entry and any previous entry in the adopted children register by—
noting on the birth entry or previous entry in the adopted children register (each of which is a closed entry ) a reference to the registration mentioned in subsection (1) ; and
noting on the relevant parentage register for the event a reference to the closed entry or entries.
(sec.19-ssec.1) The registrar must register the event to which the initial notice or initial order relates by incorporating the initial notice or initial order into the relevant parentage register for the event.
(sec.19-ssec.2) If the registrar receives an original copy of an initial order mentioned in section 18 (3) (a) , the registrar must also incorporate into the parentage order register information from the application mentioned in section 18 (3) (b) (i) .
(sec.19-ssec.3) The registrar must close the person’s birth entry and any previous entry in the adopted children register by— noting on the birth entry or previous entry in the adopted children register (each of which is a closed entry ) a reference to the registration mentioned in subsection (1) ; and noting on the relevant parentage register for the event a reference to the closed entry or entries.
- (a) noting on the birth entry or previous entry in the adopted children register (each of which is a closed entry ) a reference to the registration mentioned in subsection (1) ; and
- (b) noting on the relevant parentage register for the event a reference to the closed entry or entries.