Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages Act 1963 (NI)

NORFOLK ISLAND

Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages Act 1963

No. 4, 1963

Compilation No. 2

Compilation date: 1 January 2021

Includes amendments up to: Norfolk Island Continued Laws Ordinance 2015 (No. 2, 2015) as amended up to Norfolk Island Continued Laws Amendment (Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages) Ordinance 2020 (F2020L01323)

NORFOLK ISLAND

REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES ACT 1963

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TABLE OF PROVISIONS

PART 1 — PRELIMINARY

1. Short title 3. Repeal 4. Saving 5. Interpretation

PART 2 — ADMINISTRATION

6. Registrar and other officers 7. Powers of Acting Registrar, Deputy Registrar, etc 7A. Requirement by Registrar for information to be verified by statutory declaration 8. Registers 9. Particulars for the registration of births, changes of name, deaths and marriages 10. Exercise of Registrar's powers subject to directions of Minister

PART 3 — REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS

Division 1 — General 11. Register of Births 12. Notice of birth to be given to Registrar 13. Particulars for registration of birth 14. Notification of birth of foundlings 15. Registration of birth more than 28 days after birth 16. Registration of birth of child born outside the Territory 17. Registration of birth of illegitimate child 17A. Details of person furnishing particulars to be given to Registrar 18. Surname to be entered in the Register of Births 22. Certified copies of entry in Register of Births to include any particulars of change of name in entry

Division 2A — Reassignment of Sex 23A. When a sexual reassignment may be noted

23B. Application to note a reassignment of sex

23C. Effect of reassignment of sex

23D. Confidentiality

Division 3 — Children Not Born Alive 24. Medical Certificate of cause of child not being born alive 25. Disposal of the body of still-born child