AA v Registrar of Births Deaths and Marriages and BB [2011] NSWDC 100

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: AA v Registrar of Births Deaths and Marriages and BB [2011] NSWDC 100 Hearing dates: 2 August 2011 Decision date: 17 August 2011 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Judge Walmsley SC Decision: Orders 1 and 2 in Amended Summons Catchwords: Birth certificate-application to replace name of biological father with name of former partner of birth mother Legislation Cited: Exemption of Apothecaries Act 1694 6 & 7 William & Mary c 6 (UK) Artificial Conception Act 1984 (NSW) Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1995 (NSW) Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW) Miscellaneous Acts Amendment (Same Sex Relationships) Act 2008 (NSW) Status of Children Act 1996 (NSW) Cases Cited: A.A. v. B.B. (2007) 83 OR (3d) 561 PJ v DOCS [1999] NSWSC 340 Re A and B [2000] NSWSC 640 W v G (1996) 20 Fam LR 49 Texts Cited: The Laws of Australia (Law Book Co) Category: Principal judgment Parties: AA (Plaintiff) Registrar of Births Deaths and Marriages (First Defendant) BB (Second Defendant) Representation: Ms R Graycar with Ms J Millbank (Plaintiff) BB (In person) Mari Vagg, Women's Legal Service NSW (Plaintiff) File Number(s): 2010/52492 Publication restriction: Publication restriction on anything that would identify the child the subject of the proceedings