Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages Act 1963 (ACT)

This case concerned an application by the Registrar-General to the ACT Supreme Court under section 55 of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages Act 1963 (the Act) for a declaration that the Registrar-General was entitled to refuse to register the birth of a child born to two men under the Act. The court was required to determine whether the Registrar-General was entitled to refuse to register the birth of a child born to two men under the Act. The court held that the Registrar-General was entitled to refuse to register the birth of a child born to two men under the Act. The Registrar-General is not required to register the birth of a child if the Registrar-General is satisfied that the child is not a legitimate child. The court found that the Registrar-General was satisfied that the child was not a legitimate child and that the Registrar-General was entitled to refuse to register the birth of the child.