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Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2023
sec.20Application of division
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### sec.20 Application of division
This division applies if the registrar receives, under the Adoption Act 2009 , section 289 , a notice (a discharge notice ) of the making of an order of the Supreme Court discharging a final adoption order.
This division also applies if—
the registrar receives—
an order (a discharge order ) of another jurisdiction that corresponds to an order mentioned in subsection (1) ; or
a notice (also a discharge notice ) of the making of an order, that corresponds to an order mentioned in subsection (1) , of another State; and
the order relates to a person with an entry in the adopted children register.
This division also applies if—
the registrar has registered a parentage order about a person under section 19 ; and
a parentage discharge order (also a discharge order ) is made discharging the parentage order; and
the registrar receives—
an application to register the discharge order accompanied by the fee prescribed by regulation; and
an original copy of the discharge order.
This division further applies if—
the registrar has registered a cultural recognition order about a person under section 19 ; and
a discharge order, within the meaning of the Meriba Omasker Kaziw Kazipa (Torres Strait Islander Traditional Child Rearing Practice) Act 2020 , schedule 1 (also a discharge order ), is made discharging the cultural recognition order; and
the registrar receives—
an application to register the discharge order; and
an original copy of the discharge order under the Meriba Omasker Kaziw Kazipa (Torres Strait Islander Traditional Child Rearing Practice) Act 2020 , section 79 .
(sec.20-ssec.1) This division applies if the registrar receives, under the Adoption Act 2009 , section 289 , a notice (a discharge notice ) of the making of an order of the Supreme Court discharging a final adoption order.
(sec.20-ssec.2) This division also applies if— the registrar receives— an order (a discharge order ) of another jurisdiction that corresponds to an order mentioned in subsection (1) ; or a notice (also a discharge notice ) of the making of an order, that corresponds to an order mentioned in subsection (1) , of another State; and the order relates to a person with an entry in the adopted children register.
(sec.20-ssec.3) This division also applies if— the registrar has registered a parentage order about a person under section 19 ; and a parentage discharge order (also a discharge order ) is made discharging the parentage order; and the registrar receives— an application to register the discharge order accompanied by the fee prescribed by regulation; and an original copy of the discharge order.
(sec.20-ssec.4) This division further applies if— the registrar has registered a cultural recognition order about a person under section 19 ; and a discharge order, within the meaning of the Meriba Omasker Kaziw Kazipa (Torres Strait Islander Traditional Child Rearing Practice) Act 2020 , schedule 1 (also a discharge order ), is made discharging the cultural recognition order; and the registrar receives— an application to register the discharge order; and an original copy of the discharge order under the Meriba Omasker Kaziw Kazipa (Torres Strait Islander Traditional Child Rearing Practice) Act 2020 , section 79 .
- (a) the registrar receives— (i) an order (a discharge order ) of another jurisdiction that corresponds to an order mentioned in subsection (1) ; or (ii) a notice (also a discharge notice ) of the making of an order, that corresponds to an order mentioned in subsection (1) , of another State; and
- (i) an order (a discharge order ) of another jurisdiction that corresponds to an order mentioned in subsection (1) ; or
- (ii) a notice (also a discharge notice ) of the making of an order, that corresponds to an order mentioned in subsection (1) , of another State; and
- (b) the order relates to a person with an entry in the adopted children register.
- (i) an order (a discharge order ) of another jurisdiction that corresponds to an order mentioned in subsection (1) ; or
- (ii) a notice (also a discharge notice ) of the making of an order, that corresponds to an order mentioned in subsection (1) , of another State; and
- (a) the registrar has registered a parentage order about a person under section 19 ; and
- (b) a parentage discharge order (also a discharge order ) is made discharging the parentage order; and
- (c) the registrar receives— (i) an application to register the discharge order accompanied by the fee prescribed by regulation; and (ii) an original copy of the discharge order.
- (i) an application to register the discharge order accompanied by the fee prescribed by regulation; and
- (ii) an original copy of the discharge order.
- (i) an application to register the discharge order accompanied by the fee prescribed by regulation; and
- (ii) an original copy of the discharge order.
- (a) the registrar has registered a cultural recognition order about a person under section 19 ; and
- (b) a discharge order, within the meaning of the Meriba Omasker Kaziw Kazipa (Torres Strait Islander Traditional Child Rearing Practice) Act 2020 , schedule 1 (also a discharge order ), is made discharging the cultural recognition order; and
- (c) the registrar receives— (i) an application to register the discharge order; and (ii) an original copy of the discharge order under the Meriba Omasker Kaziw Kazipa (Torres Strait Islander Traditional Child Rearing Practice) Act 2020 , section 79 .
- (i) an application to register the discharge order; and
- (ii) an original copy of the discharge order under the Meriba Omasker Kaziw Kazipa (Torres Strait Islander Traditional Child Rearing Practice) Act 2020 , section 79 .
- (i) an application to register the discharge order; and
- (ii) an original copy of the discharge order under the Meriba Omasker Kaziw Kazipa (Torres Strait Islander Traditional Child Rearing Practice) Act 2020 , section 79 .