Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996 (SA)

South Australia Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996 An Act about the registration of births, deaths and marriages and related matters.

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 3 Objects of Act 4 Interpretation Part 2—Administration Division 1—The Registrar 5 Registrar 6 Registrar's functions 7 Registrar's staff 8 Delegation Division 2—Execution of documents 9 The Registrar's seal 10 Execution of documents Division 3—Reciprocal administrative arrangements 11 Reciprocal administrative arrangements Part 3—Registration of births Division 1—Notification of births 12 Notification of births Division 2—Registration of births 13 Cases in which registration of birth is required or authorised 14 How to have the birth of a child registered 15 Responsibility to have birth registered 16 Obligation to have birth registered 17 Registration Division 3—Alteration of details of birth registration 18 Alteration of details of parentage after registration of birth Division 4—Court orders relating to registration of birth 19 Application to Court 20 Power to direct registration of birth etc Division 5—Child's name 21 Name of child 22 Dispute about child's name Division 6—Surrogacy orders 22A Surrogacy orders Part 4—Change of name Division 1—General requirements for change of name 23 Change of name by registration 24 Application to register change of adult's name 25 Application to register change of child's name 25A Change of name of child under guardianship 26 Child's consent to change of name 27 Registration of change of name 28 Entries to be made in the Register 29 Change of name may still be established by repute or usage 29A Saving provision—surrogacy arrangements Division 2—Requirements for change of name of restricted persons 29B Interpretation 29C Application of Division 29D Application for change of name by or on behalf of restricted person 29E Approval by supervising authority for change of name of restricted person 29F Additional requirements for registration of change of name of restricted person 29G Information exchange between Registrar and supervising authority Part 4A—Change of sex or gender identity Division 1—Preliminary 29H Preliminary Division 2—Applicants born in South Australia 29I Application to change sex or gender identity 29J Application to change child's sex or gender identity 29K Material supporting application 29L Change of sex or gender identity 29M Special provision relating to access to Register and issue of extracts and certificates 29N Use of old birth certificate to deceive Division 3—South Australian residents born outside Australia 29O Application for identity acknowledgement certificate 29P Application for identity acknowledgement certificate in respect of child 29Q Issue of identity acknowledgement certificate 29R Effect of identity acknowledgement certificate Division 4—General provisions 29S Registrar may limit number of applications 29T Entitlement not affected by change of sex or gender identity 29U Change of sex or gender identity—interaction with other laws Part 5—Registration of marriages 30 Cases in which registration of marriage is required 31 How to have marriage registered 32 Registration of marriage Part 6—Registration of deaths Division 1—Cases where registration of death is required or authorised 33 Deaths to be registered under this Act Division 2—Court or Tribunal orders relating to registration of death 34 Application to Tribunal 35 Power to direct registration of death etc Division 3—Notification of deaths 36 Notification of deaths by doctors 37 Notification by coroner 38 Notification by funeral director etc Division 3A—Notification by court appointed guardians 38A Notification by court appointed guardians Division 4—Registration of death 39 Registration Part 7—The Register Division 1—Keeping the Register 40 The Register Division 2—Registrar's powers of inquiry 41 Registrar's powers of inquiry Division 3—Correction of Register 42 Registrar's power to correct Register Division 4—Access to, and certification of, Register entries 43 Access to Register 44 Search of Register 45 Protection of privacy 46 Issue of certificate 47 Access policies 48 Fees 49 Power to remit fees 49A Saving provision—surrogacy arrangements Part 8—General power of review 50 Review Part 9—Miscellaneous 51 False representation 52 Unauthorised access to or interference with Register 53 Falsification of certificate etc 55 Regulations Schedule 1—Transitional 1 Interpretation 3 The Register 4 The Registrar and Deputy Registrars Legislative history