Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996

In this Act:

adult means a person who is 18 or above or, although under 18, is or has been married.

authorised celebrant means an authorised celebrant under the Marriage Act 1961 (Cth).

birth includes still-birth.

change of name includes an addition, omission or substitution.

child includes a still-born child.

corresponding law means a law of a State that provides for the registration of births, deaths and marriages.

Court means the Supreme Court.

death does not include a still-birth.

Deputy Registrar means a Deputy Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages appointed under section 7.

disposal of human remains means any of the following:

(c) placing the remains in a mausoleum or other permanent resting place;

(d) placing the remains in the custody of an educational or scientific institution for the purpose of medical education or research;

(e) removal of the remains from the Territory (but not if the remains have been cremated or are taken from the Territory by sea and buried at sea in the course of the voyage);

(f) any other process for the disposal of human remains under the Burial and Cremation Act 2022.

doctor means a medical practitioner.

funeral director means a person who carries on the business of arranging for the disposal of human remains.

prohibited name means a name that:

(ii) because it consists of or includes symbols without phonetic significance; or

registrable event means:

registrable information means information that may be included in the Register.

Register means the Register maintained under section 38.

registering authority means an authority responsible under a corresponding law for the registration of births, deaths and marriages.

Registrar means the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages appointed under section 5.

State includes a Territory.

still-birth means the birth of a still-born child.

still-born child means a child of at least 20 weeks' gestation or with a body mass of at least 400 grams at birth that exhibits no sign of respiration or heartbeat, or other sign of life, after birth.

Note for section 4

The Interpretation Act 1978 contains definitions and other provisions that may be relevant to this Act.