Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1995 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1995 No. 319 Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages Act 1962 REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 1) 1995 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 Insertion of new pt heading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 Replacement of ss 3 and 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 PART 2—PARTICULARS FOR REGISTERS 3 Particulars for a birth—Act, s 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 Particulars for a death—Act, s 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5 Way registrar-general may correct entry in register—Act, s 42 . . . 3 PART 3—PARTICULARS FOR CERTIFICATES AND EXTRACTS 6 Particulars to be contained in certificates and extracts—Act, s 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7 Particulars for birth certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 8 Particulars for death certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 9 Particulars for marriage certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 10 Particulars for extracts (births) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 11 Particulars for extracts (deaths) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 12 Particulars for extracts (marriages) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 PART 4—GENERAL 13 Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

2 Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages Amendment (No. 1) No. 319, 1995 14 Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 5 Replacement of schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 SCHEDULE 1 PARTICULARS FOR A CHILD’S BIRTH SCHEDULE 2 PARTICULARS FOR A PERSON’S DEATH SCHEDULE 3 PARTICULARS FOR A MARRIAGE SCHEDULE 4 FEES

s1 3 s4 Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages No. 319, 1995 Amendment (No. 1) ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1995 . ˙ Regulation amended 2. This regulation amends the RegistrationofBirths,DeathsandMarriages Regulation 1995 . ˙ Insertion of new pt heading 3. Before section 1— insert— ‘ PART 1—PRELIMINARY ’. ˙ Replacement of ss 3 and 4 4. Sections 3 and 4— omit, insert— ‘ PART 2—PARTICULARS FOR REGISTERS ˙ ‘ Particulars for a birth—Act, s 12 ‘ 3. The particulars for a birth are in schedule 1. ˙ ‘ Particulars for a death—Act, s 12 ‘ 4. The particulars for a death are in schedule 2. ˙ ‘ Way registrar-general may correct entry in register—Act, s 42 ‘ 5.(1) The way the registrar-general may correct an entry in a register is—

s4 4 s4 Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages No. 319, 1995 Amendment (No. 1) (a) for a clerical error— (i) by ruling through the incorrect particulars in a way that allows the particulars to remain legible; and (ii) by inserting the correct particulars and initialling and dating the correction; and (b) for an error of fact or substance—by entering, signing and dating the correct particulars in the margin or an area set aside for entering corrections. ‘ (2) The way the registrar-general may cancel an entry in a register is— (a) by writing across the entry the word ‘cancelled’ and the reason the entry is cancelled; and (b) by signing and dating the cancellation. ‘ (3) If the registrar-general makes a new entry in the register after cancelling an entry, the registrar-general must make a note in the cancelled entry referring to the new entry. ‘ PART 3—PARTICULARS FOR CERTIFICATES AND EXTRACTS ˙ ‘ Particulars to be contained in certificates and extracts—Act, s 22 ‘ 6. This part specifies the particulars that, if appearing in an entry or duplicate entry in a register, are required to be contained in a certificate or extract from the entry. ˙ ‘ Particulars for birth certificates ‘ 7. The particulars for a certificate about a child’s birth are in schedule 1.

s4 5 s4 Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages No. 319, 1995 Amendment (No. 1) ˙ ‘ Particulars for death certificates ‘ 8. The particulars for a certificate about a person’s death are in schedule 2. ˙ ‘ Particulars for marriage certificates ‘ 9. The particulars for a certificate about a marriage are in schedule 3. ˙ ‘ Particulars for extracts (births) ‘ 10. The particulars for an extract about a child’s birth are as follows— (a) the registration number; (b) the child’s name; (c) the child’s sex and date and place of birth. ˙ ‘ Particulars for extracts (deaths) ‘ 11. The particulars for an extract about a person’s death are as follows— (a) the registration number; (b) the person’s name; (c) the person’s occupation and age; (d) the name of the person’s last spouse; (e) the date and place of the person’s death; (f) the cause of the person’s death; (g) the date and place of the burial or cremation. ˙ ‘ Particulars for extracts (marriages) ‘ 12. The particulars for an extract about a marriage are as follows— (a) the registration number; (b) the name of each party to the marriage;

s5 6 s5 Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages No. 319, 1995 Amendment (No. 1) (c) the date and place of the marriage; (d) if the marriage has been dissolved—particulars of the dissolution. ‘ PART 4—GENERAL ˙ ‘ Forms ‘ 13. A form approved by the chief executive is the prescribed or approved form for its purpose. ˙ ‘ Fees ‘ 14. The fees payable under the Act are in schedule 4.’. ˙ Replacement of schedule 5. Schedule— omit, insert— ‘ SCHEDULE 1 ‘ PARTICULARS FOR A CHILD’S BIRTH sections 3 and 7 1. Registration number. 2. Child’s surname. 3. Any first or christian name given when the birth was registered. 4. Any first or christian name given after registration of the birth. 5. Child’s sex and date and place of birth.

s5 7 s5 Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages No. 319, 1995 Amendment (No. 1) 6. Mother’s name. 7. Mother’s maiden surname. 8. Mother’s age and place of birth. 9. Father’s name. 10. Father’s age and place of birth. 11. Father’s occupation.. 12. Date and place of the parents’ marriage 13. Names and ages of any surviving children of the parents’ relationship. 14. For children of the parents’ relationship who pre-deceased the child—the number of children and the sex of each child. 15. Informant’s name, description or relationship to the child and residential address. 16. Registrar’s name. 17. Date and place of registration. 18. Particulars of any marginal or similar notes. ‘ SCHEDULE 2 ‘ PARTICULARS FOR A PERSON’S DEATH sections 4 and 8 1. Registration number. 2. Person’s name. 3. Person’s sex, occupation and age. 4. Date and place of the person’s death.

s5 8 s5 Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages No. 319, 1995 Amendment (No. 1) 5. Cause of the person’s death. 6. Duration of the person’s last illness. 7. Certifying medical attendant. 8. Date the person was last seen by the certifying medical attendant. 9. Informant’s name, description or relationship to the person and residential address. 10. Date and place of the burial or cremation. 11. Name of the person who certified the burial or cremation. 12. For a burial—the name of the minister or other person officiating or the names of the witnesses. 13. For a cremation—the name of the minister or other person officiating and the names of the witnesses. 14. If a minister officiates at a burial or cremation—the minister’s religion. 15. Name of the person’s father. 16. Name of the person’s mother. 17. Maiden surname of the person’s mother. 18. Occupation of the person’s father. 19. Person’s place of birth. 20. If the person was born outside Australia—the period of the person’s residence in Australia. 21. For any marriage of the person— (a) the name of the person’s spouse; and (b) the place where the marriage was solemnised; and (c) the person’s age at the time of the marriage. 22. Names and ages of any surviving children of the person. 23. For children who pre-deceased the person—the number of children and the sex of each child. 24. Registrar’s name.

s5 9 s5 Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages No. 319, 1995 Amendment (No. 1) 25. Date and place of registration. 26. Particulars of any marginal or similar notes. ‘ SCHEDULE 3 ‘ PARTICULARS FOR A MARRIAGE section 9 1. Registration number. 2. Name of each party to the marriage. 3. Occupation of each party. 4. Age or date of birth of each party and the place of birth of each party. 5. Marital status of each party. 6. Residential address of each party. 7. Name of each party’s father. 8. Name of each party’s mother. 9. Maiden surname of each party’s mother. 10. Occupation of each party’s father. 11. Date and place of the marriage. 12. Rites under which the marriage was solemnised. 13. Name of the celebrant. 14. Celebrant’s authorisation number. 15. Names of witnesses to the marriage. 16. Registrar’s name.

s 5 10 s 5 Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages No. 319, 1995 Amendment (No. 1) 17. Date and place of registration. 18. Particulars of any marginal or similar notes. ‘ SCHEDULE 4 ‘ FEES section 14 ‘ 1. Certificate of particulars in an entry or duplicate entry in a register or book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. Certified extract from an entry in a register or book . . . . 3. Certified photocopy of a prescribed certificate of information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. Search in the indexes or registers for each event under 1 name for not more than 5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. Continuation of the search at the same time for each event under 1 name for each additional 5 years or part of 5 years 6. Giving priority to a search or the issue of a certificate or extract (in addition to any other fee) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7. Registration of birth under Act, section 26(1)(a) . . . . . . . 8. Registration of birth under Act, section 26(1)(b) . . . . . . . 9. Registration of birth under Act, section 26(2) . . . . . . . . . 10. Registration of birth under Act, section 27 . . . . . . . . . . . 11. Noting change of entry of child’s surname under Act, section 27B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12. Registration of name given after registration of birth under Act, section 28(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13. Noting change of name under Act, section 28(4) . . . . . . 14. Noting change of entry of child’s surname under Act, section 28A(2), (3) or (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 20.50 20.50 31.00 12.50 12.50 14.50 3.00 7.50 10.50 13.50 10.50 10.50 19.50 37.50

s 5 11 s 5 Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages No. 319, 1995 Amendment (No. 1) 15. Reregistration of birth under Act, section 29C . . . . . . . . . 16. Correction of an entry under Act, section 42 if incorrect information was given to the registrar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.50 10.50’. ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 23 November 1995. 2. Notified in the gazette on 24 November 1995. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Office of Consumer Affairs. © State of Queensland 1995