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Registration of Births and Deaths Act 2021 · Updated to 30 Sep 2026 · Part 3 · Births

20. Child’s name omitted during birth registration

(1)

Where a child’s birth is registered without a name, a responsible person for the child may apply to the Registrar‑General for a name to be entered for the child in the register of births.

(2)

The responsible person (called in this section the applicant) must make the application under subsection (1) within 7 years after the child’s birth.

(3)

The applicant must also provide to the Registrar‑General any information or evidence the Registrar‑General requires that supports the application, or verifies the accuracy of the matters contained in or accompanying the application, within the time the Registrar‑General requires.

(4)

The Registrar‑General may enter the child’s name in the register if —

(a)

the Registrar‑General is satisfied that the applicant has complied with the requirements relating to the application; and

(b)

the name provided by the applicant for the child complies with section 19(1), and the Registrar‑General does not refuse the name under section 19(2).

(5)

In this section, “responsible person”, for a child, has the meaning given by section 8(5).

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