Hill v Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages [2020] NSWCATAD 259

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Hill v Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages [2020] NSWCATAD 259 Hearing dates: 16 October 2020 Date of orders: 23 October 2020 Decision date: 23 October 2020 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: Emeritus Prof GD Walker, Senior Member Decision: (1) The decision under review is varied as follows: an endorsement to the effect that the father's name was changed to Isa Hill on 19 December 2019 is to be added to GH's birth certificate. (2) In all other respects the decision under review is affirmed. Catchwords: BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES – correction of register – father's name at birth of child – later change of name – endorsements. Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW) Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1995 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Cases Cited: Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 316; Bronze Wing International Pty Ltd v SafeWork NSW [2017] NSWCA 42; Charlwood v New South Wales Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages [2019] NSWCATAD 69; Drake v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1979) 2 ALD 60; Jack v New South Wales Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages [2019] NSWCATAD; McDonald v Director-General of Social Security [1984] FCA 57, (1984) 1 FCR 354; Nakad v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2014] NSWCATAP 10; Pope v New South Wales Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages [2020] NSWCATAD 206; Sterjovski v Director-General, Department of Transport [2002] NSWADT 10; Ward v New South Wales Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages [2015] NSWCATAD 86. Category: Principal judgment Parties: Isa Hill (Applicant) Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Applicant (Applicant) Department of Customer Service (Respondent) File Number(s): 2020/00223786 Publication restriction: Nil