Historical notes

The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:

Am	amended	LW	legislation website	Sch	Schedule
Cl	clause	No	number	Schs	Schedules
Cll	clauses	p	page	Sec	section
Div	Division	pp	pages	Secs	sections
Divs	Divisions	Reg	Regulation	Subdiv	Subdivision
GG	Government Gazette	Regs	Regulations	Subdivs	Subdivisions
Ins	inserted	Rep	repealed	Subst	substituted

Table of amending instruments

Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1995 No 62. Assented to 12.12.1995. Date of commencement, 1.1.1996, sec 2 and GG No 156 of 22.12.1995, p 8682. This Act has been amended as follows:

1996	No 22	Transgender (Anti-Discrimination and Other Acts Amendment) Act 1996. Assented to 19.6.1996. Date of commencement, 1.10.1996, sec 2 and GG No 110 of 27.9.1996, p 6525.
1997	No 77	Administrative Decisions Legislation Amendment Act 1997. Assented to 10.7.1997. Date of commencement of Sch 5.4, 1.1.1999, sec 2 and GG No 178 of 24.12.1998, p 9946.
1999	No 85	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1999. Assented to 3.12.1999. Date of commencement of Sch 4, assent, sec 2 (1).
2000	No 75	Adoption Act 2000. Assented to 9.11.2000. Date of commencement of Sch 2, 1.2.2003, sec 2 and GG No 33 of 31.1.2003, p 591.
2001	No 121	Justices Legislation Repeal and Amendment Act 2001. Assented to 19.12.2001. Date of commencement of Sch 2, 7.7.2003, sec 2 and GG No 104 of 27.6.2003, p 5978.
2007	No 5	Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment Act 2007. Assented to 15.6.2007. Date of commencement of Sch 1, Sch 1 [2] and [8] excepted, assent, sec 2 (1); date of commencement of Sch 1 [2] and [8], 11.4.2008, sec 2 (2) and GG No 42 of 11.4.2008, p 2649.
	No 94	Miscellaneous Acts (Local Court) Amendment Act 2007. Assented to 13.12.2007. Date of commencement of Sch 2, 6.7.2009, sec 2 and 2009 (314) LW 3.7.2009.
2008	No 23	Miscellaneous Acts Amendment (Same Sex Relationships) Act 2008. Assented to 11.6.2008. Date of commencement, 22.9.2008, sec 2 and GG No 118 of 19.9.2008, p 9283.
	No 53	Courts and Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2008. Assented to 1.7.2008. Date of commencement of Sch 1, 27.2.2009, sec 2 (2) and GG No 45 of 27.2.2009, p 1283.
	No 62	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008. Assented to 1.7.2008. Date of commencement of Sch 1.4, assent, sec 2 (2).
	No 107	Courts and Crimes Legislation Further Amendment Act 2008. Assented to 8.12.2008. Date of commencement of Sch 3, assent, sec 2 (1).
2009	No 41	Coroners Act 2009. Assented to 19.6.2009. Date of commencement of Schs 3 and 4, 1.1.2010, sec 2 (1) and 2009 (544) LW 27.11.2009.
	No 59	Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment (Change of Name) Act 2009. Assented to 16.9.2009. Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
2010	No 19	Relationships Register Act 2010. Assented to 19.5.2010. Date of commencement of Sch 2.1, 1.7.2010, sec 2 (1) and 2010 (323) LW 1.7.2010.
	No 34	Health Practitioner Regulation Amendment Act 2010. Assented to 15.6.2010. Date of commencement of Sch 2, 1.7.2010, sec 2 (2).
	No 73	Law Enforcement and National Security (Assumed Identities) Act 2010. Assented to 29.9.2010. Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
	No 102	Surrogacy Act 2010. Assented to 16.11.2010. Date of commencement, 1.3.2011, sec 2 and 2011 (49) LW 11.2.2011.
2012	No 14	Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment (Change of Name) Act 2012. Assented to 28.3.2012. Date of commencement, 10.4.2012, sec 2 and 2012 (144) LW 5.4.2012.
	No 42	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2012. Assented to 21.6.2012. Date of commencement of Sch 1.4 [1]–[6], 10.4.2012, Sch 1.4 and 2012 (144) LW 5.4.2012; date of commencement of Sch 1.4 [7]–[9], 6.7.2012, sec 2 (1).
2013	No 1	Courts and Other Legislation Further Amendment Act 2013. Assented to 28.2.2013. Date of commencement of Sch 1.2, assent, sec 2 (1).
	No 4	Crimes (Serious Sex Offenders) Amendment Act 2013. Assented to 19.3.2013. Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.

Table of amendments

Sec 3	Am 1996 No 22, Sch 2 (1) (2); 2010 No 19, Sch 2.1 [1].
Sec 4	Am 2008 No 107, Sch 3 [1]; 2008 No 53, Sch 1 [1]; 2010 No 34, Sch 2.1.
Sec 4A	Ins 2010 No 19, Sch 2.1 [2].
Sec 6	Am 2007 No 5, Sch 1 [1]; 2010 No 19, Sch 2.1 [3].
Sec 8	Am 2010 No 19, Sch 2.1 [4].
Sec 12	Am 2007 No 5, Sch 1 [2]; 2008 No 23, Sch 3.5 [1] [2].
Sec 18	Am 2008 No 23, Sch 3.5 [3].
Sec 19	Am 2008 No 107, Sch 3 [2].
Sec 20	Am 1996 No 22, Sch 2 (3).
Sec 23	Am 2000 No 75, Sch 2.1 [1].
Sec 24	Subst 2000 No 75, Sch 2.1 [2].
Sec 24A	Ins 2000 No 75, Sch 2.1 [3].
Sec 25	Am 2000 No 75, Sch 2.1 [4]; 2013 No 1, Sch 1.2 [1] [2].
Sec 25A	Ins 2008 No 107, Sch 3 [3].
Part 4A (secs 25B–25E)	Ins 2010 No 102, Sch 2.2 [1].
Part 5, Div 1	Ins 2012 No 14, Sch 1 [1].
Sec 25F	Ins 2012 No 14, Sch 1 [1]. Am 2012 No 42, Sch 1.4 [1]; 2013 No 4, Sch 2.2.
Part 5, Div 2, heading	Ins 2012 No 14, Sch 1 [1].
Sec 27	Subst 2009 No 59, Sch 1 [1].
Sec 28	Am 2007 No 5, Sch 1 [3] [4]; 2008 No 62, Sch 1.4 [1] [2]; 2009 No 59, Sch 1 [2].
Secs 29A, 29B	Ins 2009 No 59, Sch 1 [3].
Sec 29C	Ins 2009 No 59, Sch 1 [3]. Am 2010 No 73, Sch 2.1; 2010 No 102, Sch 2.2 [2].
Sec 30	Am 2009 No 59, Sch 1 [4].
Part 5, Div 3	Ins 2012 No 14, Sch 1 [2].
Secs 31A, 31B	Ins 2012 No 14, Sch 1 [2].
Sec 31C	Ins 2012 No 14, Sch 1 [2]. Am 2012 No 42, Sch 1.4 [2].
Sec 31D	Ins 2012 No 14, Sch 1 [2]. Am 2012 No 42, Sch 1.4 [3]–[6].
Secs 31E–31H	Ins 2012 No 14, Sch 1 [2].
Part 5, Div 4	Ins 2012 No 14, Sch 1 [3].
Sec 31I	Ins 2012 No 14, Sch 1 [3].
Sec 31J	Ins 2012 No 14, Sch 1 [3]. Am 2012 No 42, Sch 1.4 [7].
Sec 31K	Ins 2012 No 14, Sch 1 [3]. Am 2012 No 42, Sch 1.4 [8].
Sec 31L	Ins 2012 No 14, Sch 1 [3].
Part 5A	Ins 1996 No 22, Sch 2 (4).
Sec 32A	Ins 1996 No 22, Sch 2 (4). Am 2008 No 107, Sch 3 [4]; 2008 No 53, Sch 1 [2] [3].
Secs 32B, 32C	Ins 1996 No 22, Sch 2 (4). Am 2008 No 53, Sch 1 [4].
Sec 32D	Ins 1996 No 22, Sch 2 (4).
Secs 32DA–32DD	Ins 2008 No 53, Sch 1 [5].
Secs 32E, 32F	Ins 1996 No 22, Sch 2 (4).
Sec 32G	Ins 1996 No 22, Sch 2 (4). Rep 2008 No 53, Sch 1 [6].
Sec 32H	Ins 1996 No 22, Sch 2 (4). Rep 2008 No 53, Sch 1 [7].
Sec 32I	Ins 1996 No 22, Sch 2 (4).
Sec 32J	Ins 2008 No 53, Sch 1 [8].
Sec 38	Am 2009 No 41, Sch 3.2 [1] [2].
Sec 39	Am 2009 No 41, Schs 3.2 [3]–[5], 4.
Part 8, Div 4, heading	Am 2013 No 1, Sch 1.2 [3].
Sec 46A	Ins 2009 No 59, Sch 1 [5]. Am 2013 No 1, Sch 1.2 [4] [5].
Sec 49	Am 2000 No 75, Sch 2.1 [5]; 2008 No 62, Sch 1.4 [3]; 2008 No 107, Sch 3 [5] [6]; 2010 No 102, Sch 2.2 [3].
Sec 51	Am 2009 No 41, Sch 4.
Sec 52	Am 2000 No 75, Sch 2.1 [6] [7]. Subst 2010 No 102, Sch 2.2 [4].
Part 8, Div 5 (secs 55A, 55B)	Ins 2007 No 5, Sch 1 [5].
Sec 56	Subst 1997 No 77, Sch 5.4. Am 2012 No 14, Sch 1 [4].
Sec 63	Am 2001 No 121, Sch 2.24; 2007 No 94, Sch 2.
Secs 65, 66	Rep 1999 No 85, Sch 4.
Schs 1, 2	Rep 1999 No 85, Sch 4.
Sch 3	Am 2007 No 5, Sch 1 [6]–[8]; 2008 No 23, Sch 3.5 [4] [5]; 2008 No 107, Sch 3 [7]; 2009 No 59, Sch 1 [6] [7]; 2010 No 19, Sch 2.1 [5]; 2010 No 102, Sch 2.2 [5]; 2012 No 14, Sch 1 [5] [6]; 2012 No 42, Sch 1.4 [9]; 2013 No 1, Sch 1.2 [6] [7].