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Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2023
sec.7Births that may be registered in Queensland
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### sec.7 Births that may be registered in Queensland
The birth of a child may be registered under this Act if—
the child is born in an aircraft or vessel outside Queensland; and
the child is not, between the time when the child is born and when the child arrives in Queensland, taken to a place outside Queensland.
A woman gives birth on a ship travelling non-stop from Sydney to Tokyo. The mother and child are flown by helicopter from the ship to Brisbane to enable them to receive medical care. The birth may be registered in Queensland.
The birth of a child outside Australia may be registered under this Act if—
the child’s parents intend to live in Queensland; and
when the application for registration is made, the child is—
resident in Queensland; and
not older than 18 months.
The birth of a child may be registered under this Act if a non-Queensland court—
finds that the child was born in Queensland; and
makes an order that—
directs that the birth be registered; and
states the particulars about the birth that are prescribed by regulation.
For subsection (3) (b) (ii) , the non-Queensland court is only required to state the particulars about the birth that are available to the court at the time of making the order.
The birth of a stillborn child born in Queensland before 1 May 1989 may be registered under this Act if, at the same time, the registrar is able to register the death of the child.
The registrar must not register under this section a birth that has been registered in another State or country.
In this section—
place does not include an aircraft or vessel.
(sec.7-ssec.1) The birth of a child may be registered under this Act if— the child is born in an aircraft or vessel outside Queensland; and the child is not, between the time when the child is born and when the child arrives in Queensland, taken to a place outside Queensland. A woman gives birth on a ship travelling non-stop from Sydney to Tokyo. The mother and child are flown by helicopter from the ship to Brisbane to enable them to receive medical care. The birth may be registered in Queensland.
(sec.7-ssec.2) The birth of a child outside Australia may be registered under this Act if— the child’s parents intend to live in Queensland; and when the application for registration is made, the child is— resident in Queensland; and not older than 18 months.
(sec.7-ssec.3) The birth of a child may be registered under this Act if a non-Queensland court— finds that the child was born in Queensland; and makes an order that— directs that the birth be registered; and states the particulars about the birth that are prescribed by regulation.
(sec.7-ssec.4) For subsection (3) (b) (ii) , the non-Queensland court is only required to state the particulars about the birth that are available to the court at the time of making the order.
(sec.7-ssec.5) The birth of a stillborn child born in Queensland before 1 May 1989 may be registered under this Act if, at the same time, the registrar is able to register the death of the child.
(sec.7-ssec.6) The registrar must not register under this section a birth that has been registered in another State or country.
(sec.7-ssec.7) In this section— place does not include an aircraft or vessel.
- (a) the child is born in an aircraft or vessel outside Queensland; and
- (b) the child is not, between the time when the child is born and when the child arrives in Queensland, taken to a place outside Queensland. Example of paragraph (b) — A woman gives birth on a ship travelling non-stop from Sydney to Tokyo. The mother and child are flown by helicopter from the ship to Brisbane to enable them to receive medical care. The birth may be registered in Queensland.
- (a) the child’s parents intend to live in Queensland; and
- (b) when the application for registration is made, the child is— (i) resident in Queensland; and (ii) not older than 18 months.
- (i) resident in Queensland; and
- (ii) not older than 18 months.
- (i) resident in Queensland; and
- (ii) not older than 18 months.
- (a) finds that the child was born in Queensland; and
- (b) makes an order that— (i) directs that the birth be registered; and (ii) states the particulars about the birth that are prescribed by regulation.
- (i) directs that the birth be registered; and
- (ii) states the particulars about the birth that are prescribed by regulation.
- (i) directs that the birth be registered; and
- (ii) states the particulars about the birth that are prescribed by regulation.