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Corrective Services Act 2006
sec.25Registration of birth
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### sec.25 Registration of birth
If, when a child is born, a parent of the child is a prisoner, the birth certificate for the child must not—
state that fact; or
contain any information from which that fact can reasonably be inferred.
If the showing of an address that is required by the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2023 to be shown would contravene subsection (1) (a) , the address must be shown as the city or town in which, or nearest to which, the address is situated.
s 25 amd 2024 No. 25 s 3 sch 1 ; 2023 No. 17 s 164
(sec.25-ssec.1) If, when a child is born, a parent of the child is a prisoner, the birth certificate for the child must not— state that fact; or contain any information from which that fact can reasonably be inferred.
(sec.25-ssec.2) If the showing of an address that is required by the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2023 to be shown would contravene subsection (1) (a) , the address must be shown as the city or town in which, or nearest to which, the address is situated.
- (a) state that fact; or
- (b) contain any information from which that fact can reasonably be inferred.