Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Variation Regulations 2016 (SA)

South Australia

Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Variation Regulations 2016

under the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1            Short title

2            Commencement

3            Variation provisions

Part 2—Variation of Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Regulations 2011

4            Variation of regulation 3—Interpretation

5            Variation of regulation 5—Information to be included in birth registration statement

6            Variation of regulation 6—Particulars of birth to be included in the Register

7           Variation of regulation 10—Particulars of death to be included in the Register

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Variation Regulations 2016.

2—Commencement

1. Subject to subregulation (2), these regulations will come into operation on 17 September 2016.

(2)Regulations 5 and 6 will come into operation on 23 September 2016.

3—Variation provisions

In these regulations, a provision under a heading referring to the variation of specified regulations varies the regulations so specified.

Part 2—Variation of Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Regulations 2011

4—Variation of regulation 3—Interpretation

Regulation 3—after the definition of Act insert:

court appointed guardian has the same meaning as in section 38A of the Act;

fertilisation procedure has the same meaning as in section 10A(1) of the Family Relationships Act 1975;

5—Variation of regulation 5—Information to be included in birth registration statement

Regulation 5—after paragraph (e) insert:

(ea)if the child was conceived as a result of a fertilisation procedure—

(a)the name (if known) of the biological parent who donated the semen or ovum resulting in the child's birth (the donor); and

(b)the sex (if known) of the donor; and

(c)the donor's date of birth and place of birth (if known);

6—Variation of regulation 6—Particulars of birth to be included in the Register

Regulation 6—after paragraph (d) insert:

(da)if the child was conceived as a result of a fertilisation procedure—

(a)the name (if known) of the biological parent who donated the semen or ovum resulting in the child's birth (the donor); and

(b)the sex (if known) of the donor; and

(c)the donor's date of birth and place of birth (if known);

7—Variation of regulation 10—Particulars of death to be included in the Register

Regulation 10(1)—after paragraph (q) insert:

(r)if a court appointed guardian has given the Registrar a notice under section 38A of the Act—the name and address of the court appointed guardian.

Note—

As required by section 10AA(2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1978, the Minister has certified that, in the Minister's opinion, it is necessary or appropriate that these regulations come into operation as set out in these regulations.

Made by the Governor

with the advice and consent of the Executive Council

on 15 September 2016

No 225 of 2016

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