sec.5Notification of birth

### sec.5 Notification of birth For each child born in Queensland, the responsible person must give a notice, in the form required by the registrar and in an approved way, to the registrar. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. The responsible person is— if the child was born in a hospital, or brought to a hospital within 24 hours after birth—the person in charge of the hospital; or otherwise— a doctor present at the birth; or if a doctor was not present at the birth—a midwife present at the birth; or if neither a doctor nor a midwife were present at the birth—a person, other than the birth parent, present at the birth; or if the birth parent was alone at the birth—the birth parent; or if the birth parent dies or abandons the child—the person who takes physical custody of the child, for example, a person who discovers the child with the body of the birth parent. The notice must be given within 2 working days after the birth. A person need not comply with subsection (1) if someone else has complied with subsection (1) . In this section— midwife means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the midwifery profession, other than as a student. (sec.5-ssec.1) For each child born in Queensland, the responsible person must give a notice, in the form required by the registrar and in an approved way, to the registrar. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.5-ssec.2) The responsible person is— if the child was born in a hospital, or brought to a hospital within 24 hours after birth—the person in charge of the hospital; or otherwise— a doctor present at the birth; or if a doctor was not present at the birth—a midwife present at the birth; or if neither a doctor nor a midwife were present at the birth—a person, other than the birth parent, present at the birth; or if the birth parent was alone at the birth—the birth parent; or if the birth parent dies or abandons the child—the person who takes physical custody of the child, for example, a person who discovers the child with the body of the birth parent. (sec.5-ssec.3) The notice must be given within 2 working days after the birth. (sec.5-ssec.4) A person need not comply with subsection (1) if someone else has complied with subsection (1) . (sec.5-ssec.5) In this section— midwife means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the midwifery profession, other than as a student. - (a) if the child was born in a hospital, or brought to a hospital within 24 hours after birth—the person in charge of the hospital; or - (b) otherwise— (i) a doctor present at the birth; or (ii) if a doctor was not present at the birth—a midwife present at the birth; or (iii) if neither a doctor nor a midwife were present at the birth—a person, other than the birth parent, present at the birth; or (iv) if the birth parent was alone at the birth—the birth parent; or (v) if the birth parent dies or abandons the child—the person who takes physical custody of the child, for example, a person who discovers the child with the body of the birth parent. - (i) a doctor present at the birth; or - (ii) if a doctor was not present at the birth—a midwife present at the birth; or - (iii) if neither a doctor nor a midwife were present at the birth—a person, other than the birth parent, present at the birth; or - (iv) if the birth parent was alone at the birth—the birth parent; or - (v) if the birth parent dies or abandons the child—the person who takes physical custody of the child, for example, a person who discovers the child with the body of the birth parent. - (i) a doctor present at the birth; or - (ii) if a doctor was not present at the birth—a midwife present at the birth; or - (iii) if neither a doctor nor a midwife were present at the birth—a person, other than the birth parent, present at the birth; or - (iv) if the birth parent was alone at the birth—the birth parent; or - (v) if the birth parent dies or abandons the child—the person who takes physical custody of the child, for example, a person who discovers the child with the body of the birth parent.