Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Regulation 1998

For the Act, section 5 (2) (a), the following particulars are prescribed:

if the child was born in a hospital or was brought to a hospital within 24 hours after birth—the name of the hospital;

if the sex of the child is determinable—the sex of the child;

the date of birth of the child;

whether the child was born alive or stillborn;

the weight of the child at birth and, if the child was stillborn, the period of gestation of the child;

whether or not the birth was a multiple birth;

the name and place of residence of the birth parent of the child;

the name of the doctor or midwife responsible for the professional care of the birth parent at the birth;

if it is known that the child is to be adopted—an indication of that fact;

the name and occupation of the person giving the notice.

For subsection (1) (e)—

a weight must be expressed in grams; and

a period must be expressed in completed weeks.