Australian Capital Territory
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1997    
A1997-112
Republication No 4
Effective:  22 March 2004 – 8 April 2004
Republication date: 22 March 2004
Last amendment made by A2004-1

Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel’s Office

About this republication
The republished law
This is a republication of the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1997 (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 22 March 2004.  It also includes any amendment, repeal or expiry affecting the republished law to 22 March 2004.  
The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4. 
Kinds of republications
The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):
•	authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies
•	unauthorised republications.
The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.
Editorial changes
The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.  Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117).  The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.  
This republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).
Uncommenced provisions and amendments
If a provision of the republished law has not commenced or is affected by an uncommenced amendment, the symbol  U  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the uncommenced provision or amendment appears only in the last endnote.
Modifications
If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol  M  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes.  For the legal status of modifications, see Legislation Act 2001, section 95.
Penalties
The value of a penalty unit for an offence against this republished law at the republication date is—
	(a)	if the person charged is an individual—$100; or
	(b)	if the person charged is a corporation—$500.

Australian Capital Territory
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1997

Contents
	Page
Part 1	Preliminary
	1	Short title	2
	4	Interpretation for Act	2
Part 2	Registration of births
Division 2.1	Notification of births
	5	Notification of births	5
Division 2.2	Registration of births
	6	Meaning of birth registration statement	6
	7	Cases in which registration of birth is required or authorised	6
	8	Responsibility to have birth registered	7
	9	How to have the birth of a child registered	7
	10	Obligation to have birth registered	8
	11	Registration	8
	12	Name of child	8
	13	Dispute about child’s name	9
	14	Registration of parentage details	9
	15	Jurisdiction of Supreme Court to order registration of birth	10
Division 2.3	Alteration of details of birth registration
	16	Addition of details of parentage after registration of birth	10
Division 2.4	Substitute parent information
	16A	Registration of parentage order	11
Part 3	Change of name
	17	Change of name by registration	13
	18	Application to register change of adult’s name	13
	19	Application to register change of child’s name	13
	20	Registration of change of name	14
	21	Entries to be made in register	15
	22	Change of name may still be established by repute or usage	16
Part 4	Change of sex
	23	Definitions for pt 4	17
	24	Application to alter register to record change of sex	17
	25	Evidence in support of application	18
	26	Alteration of register	18
	27	Issue of birth certificates	19
	28	Use of old birth certificate	19
	29	Effect of certificates issued in respect of transsexual persons	20
Part 5	Registration of marriages
	30	Cases in which registration of marriages is required	21
	31	How to have a marriage registered	21
	32	Manner of registration of marriage	21
Part 6	Registration of deaths
Division 6.1	Cases where registration of deaths is required or authorised
	33	When registration to occur	22
	34	Circumstances in which deaths are not to be registered	22
Division 6.2	Notification and registration of deaths
	35	Notification of deaths by doctors	23
	36	Certificates of deaths subject to inquests	24
	37	Notification by funeral directors etc	24
	38	Manner of registration	25
Part 7	The register and other records
Division 7.1	Keeping the register
	39	The register	26
	40	Correction of register	26
Division 7.2	Inquiries
	41	Registrar-general’s powers of inquiry	27
Division 7.3	Access to, and certification of, register entries
	42	Access to register	28
	43	Search of register	29
	44	Protection of privacy	30
	45	Issue of certificates	30
	46	Access policies	30
Division 7.4	Additional information and services
	47	Registrar-general may collect other information	31
	48	Additional services	31
Division 7.5	Offences
	49	False representations	32
	50	Unauthorised access to, or interference with, register	32
	51	Falsification of certificates	33
	52	Confiscation of erroneous or false documents	34
Part 8	Administrative review
	53	Review of decisions	36
Part 9	Transitional provisions
Division 9.1	Preliminary
	54	Meaning of unregistered in pt 9	37
	55	Application of Act to unregistered events	37
Division 9.2	Births
	56	Notifications of births	37
	57	Notification of registrable particulars	37
	58	Medical certificates of causes of stillbirths	37
Division 9.3	Changes of name
	59	Applications	38
	60	Orders of Magistrates Court	38
Division 9.4	Deaths
	61	Notifications of deaths by doctors	38
	62	Notifications by coroners	39
	63	Notifications of disposal of remains	39
Division 9.5	Offences
	64	Avoidance of double jeopardy	39
Part 10	Miscellaneous
	65	Certificate evidence	40
	66	Arrangements with States and other Territories	40
	67	Determination of fees	41
	68	Power to remit fees	41
	69	Approved forms	41
	70	Regulation-making power	42
Endnotes
	1	About the endnotes	43
	2	Abbreviation key	43
	3	Legislation history	44
	4	Amendment history	44
	5	Earlier republications	47

Australian Capital Territory
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1997

An Act relating to the registration of births, deaths, marriages and changes of name and sex, and for related purposes

    

Part 1	Preliminary
    
1	Short title
This Act may be cited as the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1997.
4	Interpretation for Act
	(1)	In this Act:
Note	A definition applies except so far as the contrary intention appears (see Legislation Act 1967, s 155).
adult means a person who—
	(a)	has the attained the age of 18 years; or
	(b)	is or has been married.
authorised celebrant means an authorised celebrant under the Marriage Act 1961 (Cwlth).
birth includes stillbirth.
change, in relation to a person’s name, includes an alteration by way of addition, omission or substitution.
child means a person other than an adult and includes a stillborn child.
commencement of this Act means the commencement of the provisions of this Act, other than section 1 and 2.
corresponding law means a law of a State or another Territory that provides for the registration of births, deaths and marriages.
death does not include a stillbirth.
disposal, in relation to human remains, means—
	(a)	cremation; or
	(b)	burial, including burial at sea; or
	(c)	placing the remains in a mausoleum or other permanent resting place; or
	(d)	placing the remains in the custody of an educational or scientific institution for the purpose of medical education or research; or
	(e)	removal from the Territory, other than where the remains have been cremated.
doctor means a registered medical practitioner under the Medical Practitioners Act 1930.
funeral director means a person who carries on the business of arranging for the disposal of human remains.
prohibited name means a name that—
	(a)	is obscene or offensive; or
	(b)	could not practically be established by repute or usage—
	(i)	because it is too long; or
	(ii)	because it consists of or includes symbols without phonetic significance in the English language; or
	(iii)	for any other reason; or
	(c)	includes or resembles an official title or rank; or
	(d)	is misleading because of similarity with the name of a body or organisation; or
	(e)	is, in the opinion of the registrar-general, undesirable; or
	(f)	is, or is a name of a kind that is, prohibited by the regulations.
register means a register maintained under section 39 (1), and includes the registers that, by virtue of section 39 (5), are incorporated with the register.
registering authority means an authority responsible under a corresponding law for the registration of births, deaths and marriages.
registrable event means a birth, death, marriage, change of name or change of sex.
registrable information means information that is to be or may be included in the register.
registrar-general means the Registrar-General under the Registrar-General Act 1993.
repealed Act means the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages Act 1963.
stillbirth means the birth of a stillborn child.
stillborn child means a child of at least 20 weeks gestation or, if it cannot be established reliably whether the period of gestation is more or less than 20 weeks, with a body mass of no less than 400gm at birth, who exhibits no sign of respiration or heart beat, or other sign of life, immediately after birth.
	(2)	In this Act a reference to the parents of a child shall be read as a reference to the parents jointly.

Part 2	Registration of births
Division 2.1	Notification of births
5	Notification of births
	(1)	In this section:
responsible person means—
	(a)	in the case of a child born in a hospital or brought to a hospital within 24 hours after birth—the chief executive officer of the hospital; or
	(b)	in any other case—the doctor or midwife responsible for the professional care of the mother at birth.
	(2)	Where a child is born in the Territory, the responsible person shall give to the registrar-general written notice of the birth in accordance with this section.
Maximum penalty:  5 penalty units.
	(3)	A notice under subsection (2) shall include the prescribed particulars and shall be given—
	(a)	in the case of a child born alive—within 7 days after the birth; or
	(b)	in the case of a stillbirth—within 48 hours after the birth.
	(4)	Where a stillbirth has occurred, the doctor responsible for the professional care of the mother at the birth or a doctor who examined the body of the stillborn child after the birth shall give to the responsible person, within 48 hours after the birth, a certificate certifying the cause of foetal death.
Maximum penalty:  5 penalty units.
Note	If a form is approved under s 69 (Approved forms) for a certificate, the form must be used.
	(5)	It is a defence to a prosecution for a breach of subsection (4) if the defendant satisfies the court that he or she believes on reasonable grounds that another doctor has given the required certificate.
	(6)	A notice under subsection (2) shall be accompanied by any relevant certificate given under subsection (4).
Division 2.2	Registration of births
6	Meaning of birth registration statement
In this division:
birth registration statement means a statement for this division.
Note	If a form is approved under s 69 (Approved forms) for a statement, the form must be used.
7	Cases in which registration of birth is required or authorised
	(1)	If a child is born in the Territory, the birth is to be registered under this Act.
	(2)	If a child—
	(a)	is born outside the Commonwealth; and
	(b)	is to become a resident of the Territory;
the birth may be registered under this Act.
	(3)	If a child is born in an aircraft during a flight to an airport in the Territory, the birth may be registered under this Act.
	(4)	The birth of a child who is born outside the Commonwealth may not be registered under this Act if it is registered under a corresponding law.
8	Responsibility to have birth registered
	(1)	The parents of a child are responsible for having the child’s birth registered under this Act.
	(2)	If a child is a foundling, the person who has custody of the child is responsible for having the child’s birth registered under this Act.
9	How to have the birth of a child registered
	(1)	A person has the birth of a child registered under this Act by signing and lodging with the registrar-general a birth registration statement that sets out such particulars as the registrar-general requires for the purpose of registering the birth.
	(2)	The registrar-general may accept a birth registration statement that—
	(a)	is signed by only 1 of the parents if satisfied that it is not practicable to obtain the signature of the other parent; or
	(b)	does not set out the particulars referred to in subsection (1) if satisfied that it is not practicable to obtain the missing particulars;
and, where he or she does so, a person’s obligation to have a child registered under this Act shall be deemed to have been discharged.
	(3)	The registrar-general shall not accept a birth registration statement from a person who is not responsible for having a child’s birth registered under this Act unless the registrar-general is satisfied that—
	(a)	the person lodging the statement has knowledge of the particulars set out in the statement; and
	(b)	neither of the child’s parents is able or likely to lodge a birth registration statement.
10	Obligation to have birth registered
	(1)	A person responsible for having the birth of a child registered shall not fail, without reasonable cause, to ensure that a birth registration statement acceptable to the registrar-general is lodged with the registrar-general within 60 days after the date of the birth.
Maximum penalty:  5 penalty units.
	(2)	The registrar-general shall not refuse to accept a birth registration statement solely on the ground that it is lodged after the end of the 60 day period.
11	Registration
	(1)	The registrar-general shall register a birth by making in the register an entry relating to the birth that includes the name of the child and, subject to subsection (2) and section 14, the prescribed particulars.
	(2)	Where not all the prescribed particulars are available to the registrar-general, he or she may register a birth by including in the entry such particulars as are available to him or her.
12	Name of child
The registrar-general shall assign a name to a child if—
	(a)	the name stated in the birth registration statement is a prohibited name; or
	(b)	the birth registration statement is lodged by both parents of the child and they satisfy the registrar-general that they are unable to agree on the child’s name.
13	Dispute about child’s name
	(1)	If there is a dispute between the parents of a child about the child’s name, either parent may apply to the Magistrates Court for a resolution of the dispute.
	(2)	On an application under subsection (1), the Magistrates Court may—
	(a)	resolve the dispute about the child’s name as the court considers appropriate; and
	(b)	order the registrar-general to register the child’s name in a form specified in the order.
14	Registration of parentage details
On registration of a child’s birth, the registrar-general shall not include information about the identity of a child’s parent in the register unless—
	(a)	the information is contained in a document lodged under section 5 in respect of the child; or
	(b)	the parents of the child apply for the inclusion of the information; or
	(c)	1 parent of the child applies for the inclusion of the information and the registrar-general is satisfied that the other parent is dead or cannot join in the application because he or she cannot be found or for any other reason; or
	(d)	1 parent of the child applies for the inclusion of the information and the registrar-general is satisfied that the other parent does not dispute the correctness of the information; or
	(e)	the registrar-general is entitled under an Act or a law of a State, the Commonwealth or another Territory to make a presumption as to the identity of a parent of the child; or
	(f)	the inclusion of the information is authorised by the regulations.
15	Jurisdiction of Supreme Court to order registration of birth
The Supreme Court may, on the application of an interested person or on its own initiative, order—
	(a)	the registration of a birth; or
	(b)	the inclusion of information relating to a birth or a child’s parent in the register.
Division 2.3	Alteration of details of birth registration
16	Addition of details of parentage after registration of birth
	(1)	The registrar-general shall include information about a child’s parent in the register after registration of the child’s birth if—
	(a)	the parents of the child apply for the inclusion of the information; or
	(b)	1 parent of the child applies for the inclusion of the information and the registrar-general is satisfied that the other parent is dead or cannot join in the application because he or she cannot be found or for any other reason; or
	(c)	1 parent of the child applies for the inclusion of the information and the registrar-general is satisfied that the other parent does not dispute the correctness of the information; or
	(d)	the Supreme Court orders the inclusion of the information; or
	(e)	a court makes a finding that a particular person is a parent of the child; or
	(f)	the registrar-general is entitled under an Act or a law of a State, the Commonwealth or another Territory to make a presumption as to the identity of a parent of the child; or
	(g)	the inclusion of the information is authorised by the regulations.
	(2)	An application to the registrar-general for the addition of registrable information in the register—
	(a)	shall be made in writing; and
	(b)	shall include the information required by the registrar-general; and
	(c)	shall, if the registrar-general requires verification of the information contained in the application, be accompanied by a statutory declaration verifying the information and such other evidence as the registrar-general may require.
	(3)	On application by an interested person, the Supreme Court may order that the register be amended—
	(a)	by omitting or adding specified information concerning a child’s parentage; or
	(b)	by adding information that relates to the marriage of the child’s parents.
	(4)	In this section:
information does not include information relating to a change of sex by a parent of the child.
Division 2.4	Substitute parent information
16A	Registration of parentage order
	(1)	If the registrar-general receives a sealed copy of a parentage order made under the Parentage Act 2004, section 26, the registrar-general must register the order.
	(2)	The registrar-general must keep an index of registered parentage orders.
	(3)	The registrar-general must bring this division to the notice of anyone providing information to the registrar-general about the birth of a child about whom a parentage order has been made.
16B	Re-registration of birth where parentage order made
	(1)	If the registrar-general receives a sealed copy of a parentage order mentioned in section 16A (1) for a child whose birth is registered under this Act, the registrar-general must re-register the birth of the child by entering in the register—
	(a)	particulars, from the copy of the parentage order, of—
	(i)	the child’s name after the order was made; and
	(ii)	the child’s sex, date and place of birth; and
	(iii)	the substitute parent or substitute parents of the child in whose favour the order was made; and
	(b)	a notation to the entry, signed and dated by the registrar-general, to the effect that the birth of the child is registered under this subsection.
	(2)	On re-registering the birth of a child under subsection (1), the registrar-general must sign and date a notation, written on the page of the register that contains the original entry of the birth, to the effect that the birth of the child has been re-registered under subsection (1) on a stated page of the register.
	(3)	If a parentage order relates to a child who has previously been adopted, the registrar-general must re-register the birth of the child as if the entry relating to the adoption were the original entry of the child’s birth.

Part 3	Change of name
    
17	Change of name by registration
A person’s name may be changed by registration of the change under this part.
18	Application to register change of adult’s name
		An adult—
	(a)	who is domiciled or resident in the Territory; or
	(b)	whose birth is registered in the Territory;
may apply to the registrar-general for registration of a change of the person’s name.
Note 1	A fee may be determined under s 67 (Determination of fees) for this section.
Note 2	If a form is approved under s 69 (Approved forms) for an application, the form must be used.
19	Application to register change of child’s name
	(1)	The parents of a child—
	(a)	who is domiciled or resident in the Territory; or
	(b)	whose birth is registered in the Territory;
may apply to the registrar-general for registration of a change of the child’s name.
Note 1	A fee may be determined under s 67 (Determination of fees) for this section.
Note 2	If a form is approved under s 69 (Approved forms) for an application, the form must be used.
	(2)	An application for registration of a change in a child’s name may be made by 1 parent if—
	(a)	the applicant is the sole parent named in the register or in a register kept under a corresponding law or the law of any place outside Australia; or
	(b)	there is no other surviving parent of the child; or
	(c)	the Supreme Court has approved under subsection (3) the proposed change of name.
	(3)	The Supreme Court may, on application by a child’s parent, approve a proposed change of name for the child if satisfied that the change is in the child’s best interests.
	(4)	The Supreme Court shall not dispose of an application under subsection (3) unless satisfied that the registrar-general has been notified of the application.
	(5)	If the parents of a child are dead, cannot be found or for some other reason cannot exercise their parental responsibilities to a child, the child’s guardian may apply for registration of a change of the child’s name.
Note	A fee may be determined under s 67 (Determination of fees) for this section.
20	Registration of change of name
	(1)	Subject to this section, the registrar-general shall register a change of name.
	(2)	The registrar-general shall not register a change of name unless he or she is satisfied—
	(a)	of the identity and age of the person whose name is to be changed; and
	(b)	that the change is not sought for a fraudulent or other improper purpose; and
	(c)	where the application is under section 19 and relates to a child who has attained the age of 14 years—that the child consents to the change of name or is unable to understand the meaning or implications of the change of name.
	(3)	The registrar-general may require the applicant to provide such evidence as is necessary to satisfy the registrar-general—
	(a)	that any particular or information set out in the application is correct; or
	(b)	of any matter referred to in subsection (2).
	(4)	The registrar-general shall register a change of name if satisfied that the name of a person whose birth is registered in the Territory has been changed under a law of the Commonwealth or a corresponding law or by order of any court in Australia.
	(5)	Subject to subsection (4) and section 19 (3), the registrar-general shall not register a change of name if, as a result of the change, the name would become a prohibited name.
21	Entries to be made in register
	(1)	If the applicant for registration of a change of name asks the registrar-general in writing to arrange for noting the change of name in the particulars of the person’s birth, and the person’s birth is registered in the register or under a corresponding law, the registrar-general must—
	(a)	if the birth is registered in the register—alter the register by changing the person’s name in the entry relating to the birth and including in the register the particulars prescribed for this paragraph; or
	(b)	if the birth is registered under a corresponding law—notify the relevant registering authority of the change of name.
Note	A fee may be determined under s 67 (Determination of fees) for this section.
	(2)	Where a change of name is noted in the register under subsection (1), any birth certificate issued by the registrar-general for the person shall show the person’s name as changed.
22	Change of name may still be established by repute or usage
This part does not prevent a change of name by repute or usage.

Part 4	Change of sex
    
23	Definitions for pt 4
In this part:
birth certificate means a certificate issued under section 27 (2) or 45 certifying particulars contained in an entry in the register of a person’s birth.
doctor includes a medical practitioner registered under a law of a State or another Territory relating to the registration of medical practitioners.
sexual reassignment surgery means a surgical procedure involving the alteration of a person’s reproductive organs that is carried out—
	(a)	for the purpose of assisting a person to be considered to be a member of the opposite sex; or
	(b)	to correct or eliminate an ambiguity relating to the sex of the person.
transsexual person means a person whose record of registration of birth has been altered under section 26.
24	Application to alter register to record change of sex
	(1)	A person who has attained the age of 18 years—
	(a)	whose birth is registered in the Territory; and
	(b)	who has undergone sexual reassignment surgery; and
	(c)	who is not married;
may apply to the registrar-general for alteration of the record of the person’s sex in the registration of the person’s birth.
Note 1	A fee may be determined under s 67 (Determination of fees) for this section.
Note 2	If a form is approved under s 69 (Approved forms) for an application under this section, the form must be used.
	(2)	Subject to subsection (3), the parents or guardian of a child—
	(a)	whose birth is registered in the Territory; and
	(b)	who has undergone sexual reassignment surgery;
may apply to the registrar-general for alteration of the record of the child’s sex in the registration of the child’s birth.
	(3)	An application for alteration of the record of a child’s sex in the registration of the child’s birth may be made by 1 parent if—
	(a)	the applicant is the sole parent named in the register; or
	(b)	there is no other surviving parent of the child.
	(4)	An application under this section must set out, or be accompanied by, the particulars prescribed under the regulations.
25	Evidence in support of application
An application under section 24 shall be accompanied by—
	(a)	a statutory declaration by each of 2 doctors verifying that the person in respect of whom the application is made has undergone sexual reassignment surgery; and
	(b)	such other documents and information as are prescribed.
26	Alteration of register
On receipt of an application under section 24 the registrar-general shall—
	(a)	make the required alteration to the register; or
	(b)	refuse to make the required alteration.
27	Issue of birth certificates
	(1)	Subject to subsection (2), a birth certificate issued by the registrar-general in respect of a transsexual person shall show the person’s sex in accordance with the record as altered.
	(2)	The registrar-general may issue a birth certificate showing a transsexual person’s sex before the alteration of the record if application for such certificate is made—
	(a)	by the person; or
	(b)	by a child of the person; or
	(c)	by a person specified in the regulations.
	(3)	A birth certificate referred to in this section shall not include any word or statement to the effect that the person to whom the certificate relates has changed sex.
28	Use of old birth certificate
	(1)	A person shall not, with intention to deceive, produce to another person—
	(a)	a birth certificate; or
	(b)	a copy of such a certificate; or
	(c)	an extract from such a certificate;
issued in respect of the birth of a transsexual person that shows his or her sex before the record was altered.
Maximum penalty:  50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.
	(2)	It is not a defence to a prosecution for a breach of subsection (1) that the document in respect of which the prosecution is brought refers to the defendant.
29	Effect of certificates issued in respect of transsexual persons
	(1)	A birth certificate issued in respect of a transsexual person is, for the purposes of any law of the Territory, conclusive evidence of the person’s sex as stated in the certificate.
	(2)	An interstate recognition certificate is, for the purposes of any law of the Territory, evidence that the person referred to therein is of the sex as stated in the certificate.
	(3)	In this section:
interstate recognition certificate means a certificate issued under the law of a State or another Territory in respect of a person who has undergone sexual reassignment surgery, being a law that is prescribed for this section.

Part 5	Registration of marriages
    
30	Cases in which registration of marriages is required
If a marriage is solemnised in the Territory, the marriage is to be registered under this Act.
31	How to have a marriage registered
A person may have a marriage registered by lodging with the registrar-general a certificate of marriage under the Marriage Act 1961 (Cwlth) or, if the marriage was solemnised before the commencement of that Act, such evidence of the marriage as the registrar-general may require.
32	Manner of registration of marriage
The registrar-general shall register a marriage by—
	(a)	including the marriage certificate as part of the register; or
	(b)	including in the register such particulars of the marriage as are prescribed.

Part 6	Registration of deaths
Division 6.1	Cases where registration of deaths is required or authorised
33	When registration to occur
	(1)	This section has effect subject to section 34.
	(2)	If a person dies in the Territory, the death is to be registered under this Act.
	(3)	If a person dies in an aircraft during a flight to an airport in the Territory, the death may be registered under this Act.
	(4)	If—
	(a)	a person who is domiciled or ordinarily resident in the Territory dies outside the Commonwealth; or
	(b)	a person dies outside the Commonwealth leaving property in the Territory;
the death may be registered under this Act.
	(5)	The registrar-general is not required to register a death under subsection (3) or (4) if the death is registered under a corresponding law.
	(6)	If a child is stillborn, the child’s death is not to be registered under this part.
34	Circumstances in which deaths are not to be registered
	(1)	Subject to subsection (2), the registrar-general shall not register a death unless he or she has been given—
	(a)	a notice under section 35; or
	(b)	a notice under the Coroners Act 1997, section 56; or
	(c)	a document issued, made or given under the law of a State, the Commonwealth, another Territory or any other place, being a document that the registrar-general is satisfied is equivalent to a document referred to in paragraph (a) or (b).
	(2)	The registrar-general shall register a death if he or she is satisfied—
	(a)	that a court of the Territory, a State, the Commonwealth or another Territory has found that a person whose death is not registered in the register died in the Territory; or
	(b)	that, having regard to the circumstances of the case, it is proper that the death be registered.
Division 6.2	Notification and registration of deaths
35	Notification of deaths by doctors
	(1)	A doctor who was responsible for a deceased person’s medical care immediately before death, or who examines the body of a deceased person after death, shall, within 48 hours after the death, notify the registrar-general of the death and of the cause of death.
Maximum penalty:  5 penalty units.
Note	If a form is approved under s 69 (Approved forms) for a notification, the form must be used.
	(2)	It is a defence to a prosecution for breach of subsection (1) if the defendant satisfies the court that he or she believes on reasonable grounds that—
	(a)	another doctor has given the required notice; or
	(b)	the death had been reported to a coroner under the Coroners Act 1956.
	(3)	In this section, a reference to a death shall be read as including a reference to a death that occurred before the commencement of this Act in respect of which no certificate under section 34 of the repealed Act had been signed before that commencement.
36	Certificates of deaths subject to inquests
	(1)	Where a death that is subject to a coronial inquest has been registered before a finding about the cause of death has been made, a death certificate issued before the coronial inquest is completed shall be endorsed in such a manner as the registrar-general considers appropriate to indicate that fact.
	(2)	In this section:
death includes a death that occurred before the commencement of this Act.
37	Notification by funeral directors etc
	(1)	A funeral director or other person who arranges for the disposal of human remains shall, within 7 days after disposal of the remains, give to the registrar-general a written statement containing such of the following information as is known to him or her or can with reasonable diligence be ascertained:
	(a)	the name and last residential address of the deceased;
	(b)	if the death was reported to a coroner—a statement of that fact;
	(c)	the place and manner of disposal;
	(d)	any other information required by the regulations.
Maximum penalty:  5 penalty units.
	(2)	If human remains other than cremated remains are removed from the Territory, the funeral director or other person who arranges for the removal shall, within 28 days after the remains are disposed of outside the Territory, give to the registrar-general a written statement of where and how the remains were disposed of, and of any other particulars required by the regulations.
Maximum penalty:  50 penalty units.
	(3)	If human remains have not been disposed of within 30 days after the date of death, the funeral director or other person who has custody of the remains shall give to the registrar-general a written statement containing such of the following information as is known to him or her or can with reasonable diligence be ascertained:
	(a)	the name and last residential address of the deceased;
	(b)	if the death was reported to a coroner—a statement of that fact;
	(c)	any other information required by the regulations.
Maximum penalty:  10 penalty units.
	(4)	In this section:
human remains includes the remains of a stillborn child.
38	Manner of registration
	(1)	Subject to subsection (2), the registrar-general shall register a death by making in the register an entry about the death that includes the prescribed particulars.
	(2)	If not all the particulars referred to in subsection (1) are available to the registrar-general, he or she may register a death on the basis of such particulars as are available to him or her.

Part 7	The register and other records
Division 7.1	Keeping the register
39	The register
	(1)	The registrar-general shall maintain a register or registers of registrable events.
	(2)	The register—
	(a)	shall contain the particulars of each registrable event required by or under this or any other Act to be included in the register; and
	(b)	may contain such further information as is authorised by this Act or the regulations.
	(3)	The register may be wholly or partly in the form of a computer database, in documentary form or in such other form as the registrar-general considers appropriate.
	(4)	The registrar-general shall maintain the indexes to the register that are necessary to make the information in the register reasonably accessible.
	(5)	The registers under the repealed Act are incorporated with, and form part of, the register.
40	Correction of register
	(1)	The registrar-general may correct the register—
	(a)	to reflect a finding made on an inquiry under division 7.2; or
	(b)	to bring an entry about a particular registrable event into conformity with the most reliable information available to the registrar-general of the registrable event.
	(2)	The registrar-general shall, if satisfied that, in view of a finding of a court, an entry in the register is incorrect, correct the register in accordance with the finding.
	(3)	A correction of the register is effected by adding or cancelling an entry or by adding, altering or deleting a particular contained in an entry.
	(4)	In this section:
court means a court of the Territory, the Commonwealth, a State or another Territory.
Division 7.2	Inquiries
41	Registrar-general’s powers of inquiry
	(1)	The registrar-general may conduct such inquiries as he or she deems fit to find out—
	(a)	whether a registrable event has happened; or
	(b)	particulars of a registrable event; or
	(c)	whether particulars of a particular registrable event have been correctly recorded in the register.
	(2)	The registrar-general may, by notice given to a person who, in the registrar-general’s opinion, may be able to provide information relevant to an inquiry under this section, require the person to answer a specified question or to provide other information within a time and in a way specified in the notice.
	(3)	A person who fails, without reasonable cause, to comply with a notice under subsection (2) commits an offence.
Maximum penalty:  50 penalty units.
Division 7.3	Access to, and certification of, register entries
42	Access to register
	(1)	A person may apply to the registrar-general for—
	(a)	access to the register; or
	(b)	the provision from the register of information specified in the application.
Note	A fee may be determined under s 67 (Determination of fees) for this section.
	(2)	The registrar-general may, if satisfied that—
	(a)	the applicant has an adequate reason for wanting access or the information; and
	(b)	the policies set out in the statement under section 46 are satisfied;
allow to the applicant access to the register or provide the applicant with such of the required information as is available, as the case requires, subject to—
	(c)	such conditions as are specified in the statement under section 46; and
	(d)	such further conditions as may be reasonably required in order to protect the privacy of any person to whom an entry in the register relates.
	(3)	In deciding, for the purposes of subsection (2) (a), whether an applicant has an adequate reason, the registrar-general shall have regard to—
	(a)	the nature of the applicant’s interest; and
	(b)	the sensitivity of the information to be accessed or provided; and
	(c)	the use to be made of that information; and
	(d)	any other relevant factor.
	(4)	In this section, a reference to information shall be read as not including such information as may be applied for under section 43.
43	Search of register
	(1)	A person may apply to the registrar-general for a search of the register for an entry about a particular registrable event.
Note	A fee may be determined under s 67 (Determination of fees) for this section.
	(2)	The registrar-general may, if satisfied that—
	(a)	the applicant has an adequate reason for seeking the information; and
	(b)	the policies and any conditions set out in the statement under section 46 are satisfied;
search the register for the entry.
	(3)	In deciding whether an applicant has an adequate reason for wanting information about a particular registrable event, the registrar-general shall have regard to the matters set out in section 42 (3) (a), (b), (c) and (d) and to—
	(a)	the relationship (if any) between the applicant and the person to whom the information relates; and
	(b)	the age of the entry; and
	(c)	the contents of the entry; and
	(d)	any other relevant factor.
44	Protection of privacy
In providing information extracted from the register, the registrar-general shall, as far as practicable, protect a person to whom the entry in the register relates from unreasonable intrusion into his or her privacy.
45	Issue of certificates
	(1)	On completing a search of the register under section 43 (2), the registrar-general shall issue a certificate—
	(a)	certifying such particulars contained in an entry as, having regard to subsection (2) and section 44, may be provided; or
	(b)	certifying that no entry was located in the register about the relevant registrable event.
	(2)	For the purposes of subsection (1) (a), an entry in the register that includes—
	(a)	the word ‘illegitimate’; or
	(b)	any other word or expression indicating that a child was born outside marriage;
shall be taken to not include that word or expression.
46	Access policies
	(1)	The registrar-general shall maintain a written statement of the policies on which, and of any conditions subject to which—
	(a)	access to the register is to be given or denied under section 42; or
	(b)	information from the register is to be provided or refused under section 42 or 43.
	(2)	The registrar-general shall give a copy of a statement under subsection (1) to a person who requests it—
	(a)	in person or by telephone during normal business hours; or
	(b)	by mail or electronic means.
Division 7.4	Additional information and services
47	Registrar-general may collect other information
	(1)	The registrar-general may establish and maintain records of information, other than registrable information, relating to registrable events.
	(2)	Records maintained under this section shall be kept separately from the register.
	(3)	The registrar-general may include information in the records maintained under this section at the request of a person interested in the registrable event to which the information relates or on the registrar-general’s own initiative.
48	Additional services
	(1)	The registrar-general may enter into an agreement or arrangement with a person for the provision of services in connection with the discharge of a function under this Act.
	(2)	The services that may be provided under subsection (1) include, but are not limited to, the provision of—
	(a)	information in the form of a decorative certificate or other document; or
	(b)	information from records maintained under section 47; or
	(c)	information, whether from the register or from records maintained under section 47, prepared in a form that facilitates historical or genealogical research.
	(3)	The registrar-general may charge, for the provision of a service under this section, such fee as is agreed upon between him or her and the recipient of the service.
	(4)	A fee under subsection (3) is not required to bear any relationship to—
	(a)	the cost of providing the relevant service; or
	(b)	any fee determined under section 67 (Determination of fees).
	(5)	An agreement or arrangement under subsection (1) shall be taken, by virtue of this subsection, to include provisions to the effect that—
	(a)	the registrar-general shall not provide any service unless satisfied that the person to whom it is to be provided has an adequate reason for wanting it; and
	(b)	for the purpose of deciding whether a reason is adequate for paragraph (a), the registrar-general is to have regard to the matters set out in section 42 (3) (a), (b), (c) and (d); and
	(c)	section 44 is to apply to the provision of a service that relates to the records maintained under section 47.
Division 7.5	Offences
49	False representations
A person shall not, in an application or document under this Act, knowingly make a representation that is false or misleading in a material particular.
Maximum penalty:  50 penalty units.
50	Unauthorised access to, or interference with, register
A person shall not, without the authority of the registrar-general or other lawful authority—
	(a)	obtain access to the register or to records maintained under section 47, or to information contained in the register or those records; or
	(b)	make, alter or delete an entry in the register or those records; or
	(c)	interfere with the register or those records in any other way.
Maximum penalty:  50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.
51	Falsification of certificates
	(1)	A person shall not forge the registrar-general’s signature or seal on a document or an instrument that purports to have been made or issued under, or for the purposes of, this Act or the repealed Act.
Maximum penalty:  50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.
	(2)	A person shall not forge or falsify a certificate or other document or instrument under this Act or the repealed Act.
Maximum penalty:  50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.
	(3)	The registrar-general may confiscate—
	(a)	a document or instrument that the registrar-general believes on reasonable grounds to bear a forged impression of the registrar-general’s signature or seal, being a document or instrument that purports to have been made for the purposes of this Act or the repealed Act; or
	(b)	a certificate or other document or instrument purporting to be under this Act or the repealed Act that the registrar-general believes on reasonable grounds to be forged or falsified; or
	(c)	a certificate under this Act or the repealed Act about a registrable event if the entry in the register about the event has been cancelled or corrected since the issue of the certificate.
	(4)	Where the registrar-general believes on reasonable grounds that a person has in his or her possession a certificate or other document referred to in subsection (3), the registrar-general may—
	(a)	require the person to surrender the certificate or document immediately to the registrar-general; or
	(b)	by notice in writing sent to the person, require him or her to surrender the certificate or document to the registrar-general within 14 days of the date of the notice.
	(5)	A person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with a requirement or a notice under subsection (4) commits an offence.
Maximum penalty:  50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.
52	Confiscation of erroneous or false documents
	(1)	The registrar-general may confiscate a certificate or other document issued under this Act or the repealed Act in error or as a result of fraud.
	(2)	Where the registrar-general believes on reasonable grounds that a certificate or other document issued under this Act or the repealed Act was issued in error or as a result of fraud, the registrar-general may—
	(a)	require the person who appears to have possession of the certificate or document to surrender it immediately to the registrar-general; or
	(b)	by notice in writing sent to the person who appears to have possession of the certificate of document, require him or her to surrender it to the registrar-general within 14 days of the date of the notice.
	(3)	A person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with a requirement or a notice under subsection (2) commits an offence.
Maximum penalty:  50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.

Part 8	Administrative review
    
53	Review of decisions
	(1)	Application may be made to the administrative appeals tribunal for review of a decision of the registrar-general—
	(a)	assigning to a child a name under section 12 (a); or
	(b)	refusing to register a change of name under section 20 (2); or
	(c)	refusing to register a change of name under section 20 (5); or
	(d)	refusing to alter the register to record a change of sex under section 26 (b); or
	(e)	refusing to refund or remit the payment of a fee or part of a fee under section 68.
	(2)	Where a decision referred to in subsection (1) is made, the registrar-general shall give notice in writing of the decision to the person affected by the decision.
	(3)	A notice under subsection (2) shall be in accordance with the requirements of the code of practice in force under the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1989, section 25B (1).

Part 9	Transitional provisions
Division 9.1	Preliminary
54	Meaning of unregistered in pt 9
In this part:
unregistered, in relation to a registrable event that occurred before the commencement of this Act, means not registered under the repealed Act.
55	Application of Act to unregistered events
Subject to this Act, this Act applies in respect of a registrable event that is unregistered in like manner as it applies in respect of a registrable event that occurs after the commencement of this Act.
Division 9.2	Births
56	Notifications of births
A notice received by the registrar-general under the repealed Act, section 12 or 14 in respect of an unregistered birth shall be deemed to be a notice under section 5.
57	Notification of registrable particulars
A notice received by the registrar-general under the repealed Act, section 13 in respect of an unregistered birth shall be deemed to be a birth registration statement.
58	Medical certificates of causes of stillbirths
For the application of section 5 in respect of an unregistered stillbirth, a medical certificate that complies with the repealed Act, section 24 and had been prepared before the commencement of this Act shall be deemed to be a certificate under section 5 (4).
Division 9.3	Changes of name
59	Applications
	(1)	An application lodged under the repealed Act, section 20 and not finally disposed of before the commencement of this Act shall be dealt with as if it were an application under section 19.
	(2)	An application lodged under the repealed Act, section 21 and not finally disposed of before the commencement of this Act shall be dealt with as if it were an application under section 18.
	(3)	A request for registration of a change of name made under the repealed Act, section 22 before the commencement of this Act and not dealt with before that commencement shall be dealt with under section 20.
60	Orders of Magistrates Court
The registrar-general shall give effect to an order made by the Magistrates Court after the commencement of this Act in respect of an application to that court made under the repealed Act, section 20A before that commencement as if this Act had not been enacted.
Division 9.4	Deaths
61	Notifications of deaths by doctors
A medical certificate under the repealed Act, section 34 that was signed before the commencement of this Act and delivered to the registrar-general after that commencement shall be deemed to be a notification under section 35.
62	Notifications by coroners
On the commencement of this Act the repealed Act, sections 29 (2), 30 and 31 cease to apply in relation to an unregistered death.
63	Notifications of disposal of remains
Section 37 applies in respect of—
	(a)	the disposal before the commencement of this Act of the body of a stillborn child where the repealed Act, section 25 (3) had not been complied with before that commencement; and
	(b)	the burial of a body before the commencement of this Act where the repealed Act, section 37 had not been complied with before that commencement; and
	(c)	the removal of a body from the Territory before the commencement of this Act where the repealed Act, section 39 (3) had not been complied with before that commencement.
Division 9.5	Offences
64	Avoidance of double jeopardy
	(1)	Where an act or omission of a person that is an offence against this Act is also an offence against the repealed Act, the person may be prosecuted in respect of either offence, but is not liable to a greater penalty than that provided for the offence under the repealed Act.
	(2)	Nothing in this section shall render a person liable to be convicted twice in respect of the same act or omission.

Part 10	Miscellaneous
    
65	Certificate evidence
Subject to section 29, a certificate or other document that purports to state information obtained by the registrar-general under this Act, the regulations or the repealed Act and purports—
	(a)	to be signed and sealed by the registrar-general; or
	(b)	to have affixed to it, or be otherwise authenticated by, a facsimile of the registrar-general’s signature and seal produced by a stamp, machine imprint or any other method authorised by the regulations;
is evidence of the matters stated in it.
66	Arrangements with States and other Territories
	(1)	The Minister may enter into an arrangement with the Minister responsible for the administration of a corresponding law providing for—
	(a)	the exercise by the registrar-general of powers and functions of the registering authority under the corresponding law; or
	(b)	the exercise by the registering authority under the corresponding law of powers and functions of the registrar-general under this Act; or
	(c)	a matter referred to in subsection (3).
	(2)	Where an arrangement is in force under this section—
	(a)	the registrar-general may exercise, to the extent authorised by the arrangement, but subject to any conditions of the arrangement, the powers and functions of the registering authority under the corresponding law; and
	(b)	the registering authority under the corresponding law may exercise, to the extent authorised by the arrangement, but subject to any conditions of the arrangement, the powers and functions of the registrar-general under this Act.
	(3)	An arrangement under this section may—
	(a)	provide for the establishment of a database in which information is recorded for the benefit of all the participants in the arrangement; or
	(b)	provide for access to information contained in the database; or
	(c)	provide for payments by or to participants in the arrangement for services provided under the arrangement.
67	Determination of fees
	(1)	The Minister may, in writing, determine fees for this Act.
Note	The Legislation Act 2001 contains provisions about the making of determinations and regulations relating to fees (see pt 6.3).
	(2)	A determination is a disallowable instrument.
Note	A disallowable instrument must be notified, and presented to the Legislative Assembly, under the Legislation Act 2001.
68	Power to remit fees
The registrar-general may, if satisfied that it is appropriate to do so, refund, or remit the payment of, any fee or part of a fee.
69	Approved forms
	(1)	The registrar-general may, in writing, approve forms for this Act.
	(2)	If the registrar-general approves a form for a particular purpose, the approved form must be used for that purpose.
	(3)	An approved form is a notifiable instrument.
Note	A notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act 2001.
70	Regulation-making power
	(1)	The Executive may make regulations for this Act.
Note	Regulations must be notified, and presented to the Legislative Assembly, under the Legislation Act 2001.
	(2)	The regulations may make provision in relation to—
	(a)	the provision of copies of, or extracts from, entries in the register about relevant children; and
	(b)	the making, correction or cancellation of entries in the register about relevant children.
	(3)	The regulations may also prescribe offences for contraventions of the regulations and prescribe maximum penalties of not more than 10 penalty units for offences against the regulations.
	(4)	In this section:
relevant children—a child is a relevant child if a parentage order has been made about the child under the Parentage Act 2004, section 26.

Endnotes
1	About the endnotes
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history.  Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history.  Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
Uncommenced amending laws and expiries are listed in the legislation history and the amendment history.  These details are underlined.  Uncommenced provisions and amendments are not included in the republished law but are set out in the last endnote.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.  
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
2	Abbreviation key

am = amended	ord = ordinance	
amdt = amendment	orig = original	
ch = chapter	par = paragraph/subparagraph	
cl = clause	pres = present	
def = definition	prev = previous	
dict = dictionary	(prev...) = previously	
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative 	pt = part	
Assembly	r = rule/subrule	
div = division	reg = regulation/subregulation	
exp = expires/expired	renum = renumbered	
Gaz = Gazette	reloc = relocated	
hdg = heading	R[X] = Republication No	
IA = Interpretation Act 1967	RI = reissue	
ins = inserted/added	s = section/subsection	
LA = Legislation Act 2001	sch = schedule	
LR = legislation register	sdiv = subdivision	
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996	sub = substituted	
mod = modified/modification	SL = Subordinate Law	
o = order	underlining = whole or part not commenced	
om = omitted/repealed	or to be expired	

3	Legislation history
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1997 No 112
notified 24 December 1997 (Gaz 1997 S420)
s 1, s 2 commenced 24 December 1997 (s 2 (1)_
remainder commenced 24 June 1998 (s 2 (3))
as amended by
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration (Amendment) Act 1998 No 12
notified 25 June 1998 (Gaz 1998 S170)
s 1, s 2 commenced 25 June 1998 (s 2 (1))
remainder commenced 24 June 1998 (s 2 (2))
Artificial Conception Amendment Act 2000 No 51
notified 28 September 2000 (Gaz 2000 No 39)
s 1, s 2 commenced 28 September 2000 (IA s 10B)
remainder commenced 17 November 2000 (s 2 andGaz 2000 No S65)
Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 No 44 pt 35
notified 26 July 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 30)
s 1, s 2 commenced 26 July 2001 (IA s 10B)
pt 35 commenced 12 September 2001 (s 2 and see Gaz 2001 No S65)
Parentage Act 2004 A2004-1 sch 1 pt 1.4
notified LR 18 February 2004
s 1, s 2 commenced 18 February 2004 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.4 commenced 22 March 2004 (s 2 and CN2004-3)
4	Amendment history
Commencement
s 2	om R2 LRA
Repeal
s 3	om R2 LRA
Interpretation for Act
s 4	def determined fee om 2001 No 44 amdt 1.339
Notifications of births
div 2.1 hdg	(prev pt 2 div 1 hdg) renum R3 LA
Notification of births
s 5	am 2001 No 44 amdt 1.340, 1.341
Registration of births
div 2.2 hdg	(prev pt 2 div 2 hdg) renum R3 LA
Meaning of birth registration statement
s 6	def birth registration statement sub 2001 No 44 amdt 1.342
Alteration of details of birth registration
div 2.3 hdg	(prev pt 2 div 3 hdg) renum R3 LA
Substitute parent information
div 2.4 hdg	(prev pt 2 div 4 hdg) ins 2000 No 51 s 10
	renum R3 LA
Re-registration of parentage order
s 16A	ins 2000 No 51 s 10
	am A2004-1 amdt 1.16
Registration of birth where parenage order made
s 16B	ins 2000 No 51 s 10
	am A2004-1 amdt 1.17
Application to register change of adult’s name
s 18	am 1998 No 12 s 4; 2001 No 44 amdts 1.343-1.346
Application to register change of child’s name
s 19	am 1998 No 12 s 5; 2001 No 44 amdts 1.347-1.350
Entries to be made in register
s 21	am 1998 No 12 s 6; 2001 No 44 amdt 1.351, amdt 1.352
Application to alter register to record change of sex
s 24	am 1998 No 12 s 7; 2001 No 44 amdts 1.353-1.356
Cases where registration of deaths is required or authorised
div 6.1 hdg	(prev pt 6 div 1 hdg) renum R3 LA
Notification and registration of deaths
div 6.2 hdg	(prev pt 6 div 2 hdg) renum R3 LA
Notification of deaths by doctors
s 35	am 2001 No 44 amdt 1.357, amdt 1.358
Keeping the register
div 7.1 hdg	(prev pt 7 div 1 hdg) renum R3 LA
Inquiries
div 7.2 hdg	(prev pt 7 div 2 hdg) renum R3 LA
Access to, and certification of, register entries
div 7.3 hdg	(prev pt 7 div 3 hdg) renum R3 LA
Access to register
s 42	am 2001 No 44 amdt 1.359, amdt 1.360
Search of register
s 43	am 2001 No 44 amdt 1.361, amdt 1.362
Additional information and services
div 7 4 hdg	(prev pt 7 div 4 hdg) renum R3 LA
Additional services
s 48	am 2001 No 44 amdt 1.363
Offences
div 7.5 hdg	(prev pt 7 div 5 hdg) renum R3 LA
Preliminary
div 9.1 hdg	(prev pt 9 div 1 hdg) renum R3 LA
Births
div 9.2 hdg	(prev pt 9 div 2 hdg) renum R3 LA
Changes of name
div 9.3 hdg	(prev pt 9 div 3 hdg) renum R3 LA
Deaths
div 9.4 hdg	(prev pt 9 div 4 hdg) renum R3 LA
Offences
div 9.5 hdg	(prev pt 9 div 5 hdg) renum R3 LA
Determination of fees
s 67	sub 2001 No 44 amdt 1.364
Approved forms
s 69	sub 2001 No 44 amdt 1.365
Regulation-making power
s 70	ins 2001 No 44 amdt 1.365
	am A2004-1 amdt 1.18
Acts repealed
sch	om R2 LRA

5	Earlier republications
Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order.  
Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register.  A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1.  Except for the footer, electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical. 

Republication No	Amendments to	Republication date	
1	Act 1998 No 12	31 July 1999	
2	Act 2000 No 51	15 December 2000	
3	A2001-44	12 September 2001	

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