Smith v Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages [2020] NSWCATAD 295

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Smith v Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages [2020] NSWCATAD 295 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 4 December 2020 Decision date: 04 December 2020 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: D Dinnen, Senior Member Decision: (1) Set aside the decision under review. (2) Order the Registrar to alter the particulars in the register of births so as to record the Applicant's date of birth as 13 August 1943. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – registration of birth – whether Registrar should correct the Applicant's date of birth as recorded in the Register – most reliable information Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1995 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages Act 1899 Cases Cited: O'Keefe v Registrar of Births Deaths and Marriages [2020] NSWCATAD 233 Myers v Registrar, Births, Deaths and Marriages [2020] NSWCATAD 131 Nakad v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2014] NSWCATAP 10 Texts Cited: None cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: Robyn Winifred Smith (Applicant) Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Applicant (Self Represented) Department of Customer Service (Respondent) File Number(s): 2020/00176945 Publication restriction: None