1 Name of Act
2 Commencement
3 Objects of Act
4 Definitions
5 Registrar
6 Registrar’s general functions
7 Registrar’s staff
8 Delegation
Division 2 Execution of documents
9 The Registrar’s seal
10 Execution of documents
Division 3 Reciprocal administrative arrangements
11 Reciprocal administrative arrangements
Division 1 Notification of births
12 Notification of births
Division 2 Registration of births
13 Cases in which registration of birth is required or authorised
14 How to have the birth of a child registered
15 Responsibility to have birth registered
16 Obligation to have birth registered
17 Registration
18 Registration of parentage details
19 Orders for registration of birth or inclusion of registrable information
Division 4 Alteration of details of birth registration
20 Alteration of details after birth registration
21 Name of child
22 Dispute about child’s name
Part 4 Registration of adoptions
23 Duty to register adoptions
24 How adoptions are registered
24A Registration of deceased person’s former intention to adopt
25 Adoption record to be noted in birth registration
26 Change of name by registration
27 Application to register change of adult’s name
28 Application to register change of child’s name
29 Child’s consent to change of name
30 Registration of change of name
31 Entries to be made in the Register
32 Change of name may still be established by repute or usage
32A Definitions
32B Application to alter register to record change of sex
32C Application must be accompanied by declarations by doctors
32D Alteration of register
32E Issuing of new birth certificate
32F Issuing of old birth certificate
32G Use of new birth certificate
32H Use of old birth certificate
32I Effect of alteration of register and interstate recognition certificates
Part 6 Registration of marriages
33 Cases in which registration of marriage is required
34 How to have marriage registered
35 Registration of marriage
Division 1 Cases where registration of death is required or authorised
36 Deaths to be registered under this Act
37 Power to order registration of death
38 Circumstances in which death must not be registered
Division 2 Notification of deaths
39 Notification of deaths by doctors
40 Notification of cause of death by coroner
41 Notification by funeral director and others
Division 3 Registration of death
42 Registration
Division 1 Keeping the Register
43 The Register
Division 2 Registrar’s powers of inquiry
44 Registrar’s powers of inquiry
Division 3 Correction of Register
45 Correction of Register
Division 4 Access to, and certification of, Register entries
46 General access to Register
47 Search of Register
48 Protection of privacy
49 Issue of certificate
50 Issue of certificate relating to children of deceased person
51 Issue of certificate to enable disposal of human remains
52 Access to information to be given in accordance with Adoption Act 2000
53 Access policies
54 Fees
55 Power to remit fees
Part 9 General power of review
56 Review by the Administrative Decisions Tribunal
57 False representation
58 Unauthorised access to or interference with Register
59 Falsification of certificates and other documents
60 Unauthorised disclosure of information
61 Immunity from liability
62 Regulations
63 Proceedings for offences
64 Repeal of Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages Act 1973 No 87
65, 66 (Repealed)
67 Savings, transitional and other provisions
68 Review of Act