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Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2023
sec.51Application for recognised details certificate for child under 16 years
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### sec.51 Application for recognised details certificate for child under 16 years
This section applies if the person is a child under 16 years.
The child’s parents may apply for a recognised details certificate for the child.
However, 1 of the parents may apply for a recognised details certificate for the child if—
the parent is the only parent named in a register kept under a corresponding law or the law of any place outside Australia; or
the other parent is dead and there is no other person with parental responsibility for the child; or
the parent has sole parental responsibility to make decisions about major long-term issues for the child under a parenting order made under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cwlth) , part VII; or
the parent has obtained an order from the Childrens Court under section 55 , or from another Queensland court or a non-Queensland court, directing the registrar to accept the application; or
the parent has obtained a dispensation order.
A person may apply for a recognised details certificate for the child if—
circumstances stated in column 1 of the table in schedule 1 , part 1 apply to the person in relation to the child; and
the person is a person mentioned in column 2 of the table opposite those circumstances.
Two or more persons may apply for a recognised details certificate for the child if—
circumstances stated in column 1 of the table in schedule 1 , part 2 apply to the persons in relation to the child; and
the persons are persons mentioned in column 2 of the table opposite those circumstances.
The child may apply for a recognised details certificate for the child if the child has obtained an order from the Childrens Court under section 56 directing the registrar to accept the application.
(sec.51-ssec.1) This section applies if the person is a child under 16 years.
(sec.51-ssec.2) The child’s parents may apply for a recognised details certificate for the child.
(sec.51-ssec.3) However, 1 of the parents may apply for a recognised details certificate for the child if— the parent is the only parent named in a register kept under a corresponding law or the law of any place outside Australia; or the other parent is dead and there is no other person with parental responsibility for the child; or the parent has sole parental responsibility to make decisions about major long-term issues for the child under a parenting order made under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cwlth) , part VII; or the parent has obtained an order from the Childrens Court under section 55 , or from another Queensland court or a non-Queensland court, directing the registrar to accept the application; or the parent has obtained a dispensation order.
(sec.51-ssec.4) A person may apply for a recognised details certificate for the child if— circumstances stated in column 1 of the table in schedule 1 , part 1 apply to the person in relation to the child; and the person is a person mentioned in column 2 of the table opposite those circumstances.
(sec.51-ssec.5) Two or more persons may apply for a recognised details certificate for the child if— circumstances stated in column 1 of the table in schedule 1 , part 2 apply to the persons in relation to the child; and the persons are persons mentioned in column 2 of the table opposite those circumstances.
(sec.51-ssec.6) The child may apply for a recognised details certificate for the child if the child has obtained an order from the Childrens Court under section 56 directing the registrar to accept the application.
- (a) the parent is the only parent named in a register kept under a corresponding law or the law of any place outside Australia; or
- (b) the other parent is dead and there is no other person with parental responsibility for the child; or
- (c) the parent has sole parental responsibility to make decisions about major long-term issues for the child under a parenting order made under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cwlth) , part VII; or
- (d) the parent has obtained an order from the Childrens Court under section 55 , or from another Queensland court or a non-Queensland court, directing the registrar to accept the application; or
- (e) the parent has obtained a dispensation order.
- (a) circumstances stated in column 1 of the table in schedule 1 , part 1 apply to the person in relation to the child; and
- (b) the person is a person mentioned in column 2 of the table opposite those circumstances.
- (a) circumstances stated in column 1 of the table in schedule 1 , part 2 apply to the persons in relation to the child; and
- (b) the persons are persons mentioned in column 2 of the table opposite those circumstances.