Application for integrated birth certificate
45A Application for integrated birth certificate
S. 45A inserted by No. 20/2022 s. 44.
Without limiting section 45, an adopted person may apply under that section for a search of the Register for any entry about the registrable events of the person's birth and adoption and the issue of an integrated birth certificate to the person if—
the person is 18 years of age or over; and
the person's birth is registered in Victoria; and
the person's adoption is registered in Victoria, regardless of whether the person was adopted in Victoria.
Note
Sections 72 and 73 of the Adoption Act 1984 provide for registration in Victoria of certain adoptions made in another State, a Territory or another country.
Despite section 45(2)(b), no fee is payable for the first application made by an adopted person for an integrated birth certificate.
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