Reid v Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages [2021] NSWCATAD 15

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Reid v Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages [2021] NSWCATAD 15 Hearing dates: 2 December 2020 Date of orders: 22 January 2021 Decision date: 22 January 2021 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: Naida Isenberg, Senior Member Decision: 1 The decision under review is set aside. 2 The Tribunal orders that the Applicant is to be recorded as the de facto spouse of Phillip Edward Murray on Mr Murray's death certificate. Catchwords: REGISTRATION OF DEATH – amendment to death certificate – claimed de facto relationship – Applicant's unchallenged evidence - model litigant Legislation Cited: Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1995 Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Regulation 2017 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Interpretation Act 1987 Relationships Registration Act 2010 Cases Cited: CNC v NSW Police Force [2017] NSWCATAD 94 Garrick v NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages [2017] NSWCATAD 306 Jack v NSW Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages [2019] NSWCATAD 200 Nakad v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2014] NSWCATAP 10 Texts Cited: None cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: Leavina Reid (Applicant) Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Applicant: Ticli Blaxland Lawyers Respondent: Department of Customer Service File Number(s): 2020/00263342 Publication restriction: nil