Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages Amendment Regulations 1990 (WA)

28 December 19901 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 6369

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REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES ACT 1961

REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES AMENDMENT

REGULATIONS 1990

whether a birth should be registered.

Made by His Excellency the Governor in Executive Council.
Citation

1. These regulations may be cited as the Registration of Births, Deaths and

Marriages Amendment Regulations 1990.

Regulation 10 repealed and a regulation substituted

2.Regulation 10 of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages Regula-

tions 1963* is repealed and the following regulation is substituted—

Prescribed period of gestation and weight (section 3)

" 10. (1) For the purposes of the definition of "birth" or "birth of a child"

in section 3 of the Act—

(a) the prescribed period of gestation is not less than 20 weeks,

measured as commencing on the first day of the mother's last menstrual period and continuing for the intrauterine life of the live foetus; and

(b) the prescribed weight is not less than 400 grams.

(2) For the purposes of this regulation, the Registrar General may—

(a) obtain an estimate from the medical practitioner, or midwife,

attending the mother as to the gestation period;

(b) act on an estimation under paragraph (a) when determining

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(3) Where an estimation of the gestation period under this regulation cannot be made, or is inconclusive in relation to the prescribed gestation period under subregulation (1) (a), the prescribed weight shall be the sole criterion used for determining whether a "birth" or "birth of a child" (other than a live birth) has taken place for the purposes of the Act. ''.

[*Reprinted in the Gazette of 20 April 1977 pp. 1069-84. For amendments to 20 November 1990 see p. 333 of 1989 Index to Legislation of Western Australia.] By His Excellency's Command,

D. G. BLIGHT, Clerk of the Council.