Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1997

Number: A1997-112
Status: In Force

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Notes

Uncommenced amendments by Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2024^[4].

Effective	Files/Formats	Version	Published	Notes
28 March 2025	HTML PDF Word	R37	28 March 2025	Republication for amendments by A2024-9^[5]

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Minister for Human Rights - Justice and Community Safety Directorate

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Name	Type	Under	Effective	Year and No
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Regulation 1998^[6]	Subordinate laws	s 70	29 March 2024	SL1998-36
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration (Fees) Determination 2024^[7]	Disallowable instruments	s 67	1 July 2024	DI2024-144

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Effective	Files/Formats	Version	Published	Notes
28 March 2025	HTML PDF Word	R37	28 March 2025	Republication for amendments by A2024-9^[5]
10 July 2024 - 27 March 2025	HTML PDF Word	R36	10 July 2024	Republication for amendments by A2024-31^[9]
29 March 2024 - 9 July 2024	HTML PDF Word	R35	29 March 2024	Republication for amendments by A2024-9^[5]
31 December 2021 - 28 March 2024	HTML PDF Word	R34	31 December 2021	Republication for amendments by A2021-33^[10]
20 August 2021 - 30 December 2021	HTML PDF Word	R33	20 August 2021	Republication for amendments by A2020-40^[11]
6 May 2021 - 19 August 2021	HTML PDF Word	R32	6 May 2021	Republication for amendments by A2020-17^[12]
28 February 2020 - 5 May 2021	HTML PDF Word	R31	28 February 2020	Republication for expiry of provisions (s 7 (6), (7))
3 December 2019 - 27 February 2020	HTML PDF Word	R30	3 December 2019	Republication for amendments by A2019-31^[13]
14 November 2019 - 2 December 2019	HTML PDF Word	R29	14 November 2019	Republication for amendments by A2019-42^[14]
27 February 2019 - 13 November 2019	HTML PDF Word	R28	27 February 2019	Republication for amendments by A2019-3^[15]
29 August 2016 - 26 February 2019	HTML PDF Word	R27	29 August 2016	Republication for amendments by A2016-7^[16]
27 April 2016 - 28 August 2016	HTML PDF Word	R26	27 April 2016	Republication for amendments by A2016-18^[17]
2 March 2016 - 26 April 2016	HTML PDF Word	R25	2 March 2016	Republication for amendments by A2016-4^[18]
10 June 2014 - 1 March 2016	HTML PDF Word	R24	10 June 2014	Republication for amendments by A2014-18^[19]
26 April 2014 - 9 June 2014	HTML PDF Word	R23	26 April 2014	Republication for amendments by A2014-8^[20]
2 April 2014 - 25 April 2014	HTML PDF Word	R22	2 April 2014	Republication for amendments by A2014-1^[21]
28 March 2014 - 1 April 2014	HTML PDF Word	R21	28 March 2014	Republication for amendments by A2014-6^[22]
7 November 2013 - 27 March 2014	HTML PDF Word	R20 (RI)	24 February 2014	Reissued because of High Court decision in relation to A2013-39^[23]
Never effective	HTML PDF Word	R20	7 November 2013	Republication for amendments by A2013-39^[23] Never effective because of High Court decision in relation to A2013-39^[23] (see reissued republication)
12 September 2012 - 6 November 2013	HTML PDF Word	R19	12 September 2012	Republication for expiry of transitional provision (s 32F)
11 September 2012 - 11 September 2012	HTML PDF Word	R18	11 September 2012	Republication for amendments by A2012-40^[24]
12 December 2011 - 10 September 2012	HTML PDF Word	R17	12 December 2011	Republication for amendments by A2011-52^[25]
13 September 2011 - 11 December 2011	HTML PDF Word	R16	13 September 2011	Republication for amendments by A2011-27^[26]
18 December 2009 - 12 September 2011	HTML PDF Word	R15	18 December 2009	Republication for amendments by A2009-57^[27]
19 November 2009 - 17 December 2009	HTML PDF Word	R14	19 November 2009	Republication for amendments by A2009-41^[28]
2 February 2009 - 18 November 2009	HTML PDF Word	R13	2 February 2009	Republication for amendments by A2008-37^[29]
1 July 2008 - 1 February 2009	HTML PDF Word	R12	1 July 2008	Republication for amendments by A2008-5^[30]
19 May 2008 - 30 June 2008	HTML PDF Word	R11	19 May 2008	Republication for amendments by A2008-14^[31]
16 November 2006 - 18 May 2008	HTML PDF Word	R10	16 November 2006	Republication for amendments by A2006-42^[32]
24 November 2005 - 15 November 2006	HTML PDF Word	R9*	24 November 2005	Republication for amendments by A2005-54^[33]
7 July 2005 - 23 November 2005	HTML PDF Word	R8	7 July 2005	Republication for amendments by A2004-39^[34]
3 June 2005 - 6 July 2005	HTML PDF Word	R7	3 June 2005	Republication for commenced expiry
2 June 2005 - 2 June 2005	HTML PDF Word	R6	2 June 2005	Republication for amendments by A2005-20^[35]
9 April 2004 - 1 June 2005	HTML PDF Word	R5	9 April 2004	Republication for amendments by A2004-15^[36]
22 March 2004 - 8 April 2004	HTML PDF Word	R4	22 March 2004	Republication for amendments by A2004-1^[37]
12 September 2001 - 21 March 2004	HTML PDF Word	R3	12 November 2001	Republication for amendments by A2001-44^[38]
15 December 2000 - 11 September 2001	HTML PDF Word	R2 (RI)	2 February 2023	Republication for amendments by A2000-51^[39] Reissued electronic republication of printed version
31 July 1999 - 16 November 2000	HTML PDF Word	R1 (RI)	2 February 2023	Republication for amendments by A1998-12^[40] Reissued electronic republication of printed version
24 June 1998	HTML PDF Word	As notified	24 December 1997

Law history

Bill and Explanatory statement

The bill and explanatory statement for this Act are accessed from Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Bill 1997^[41].

Notification statement

The Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1997 was passed by the Legislative Assembly and was notified in the Gazette on 24 December 1997 (Gaz 1997 No S420).

(Parliamentary Counsel)

Act as notified

Date notified	Effective	Files/Formats
24 December 1997	24 June 1998	HTML PDF Word

Commencement

Provision	Commencement date	Commencement method
s 1, s 2	24 December 1997	s 2 (1)
remainder	24 June 1998	s 2 (3)

Expiries

Provision	Expiry date	Expiry method
s 7 (6), (7)	27 February 2020 (midnight)	s 7 (7)
s 32F	11 September 2012 (midnight)	s 32F (4)
s 36 (2)-(4), s 39 (5)-(7), prev s 54, prev s 55, pt 9	2 June 2005 (midnight)	s 36 (4), s 39 (7), s 64A (2)

Amendments

For section-by-section amendment annotations, see the amendment history in the endnotes in the current version of this law.

Year and number	Amending law	Amending provision	Commencement date
A2024-24^[4]	Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2024	sch 3 pt 3.1	commences 3 November 2025
A2024-9^[5]	Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment Act 2024	ss 4-7, s 12, s 24	28 March 2025
A2024-31^[9]	Parentage (Surrogacy) Amendment Act 2024	sch 1	10 July 2024
A2024-9^[5]	Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment Act 2024	ss 8-11, ss 13-23, s 25, s 26	29 March 2024
A2021-33^[10]	Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2021 (No 2)	pt 3	31 December 2021
A2020-40^[11]	Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment Act 2020	ss 4-16	20 August 2021
A2020-17^[12]	Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration (Tissue Donor Acknowledgment) Amendment Act 2020	s 4	6 May 2021
A2019-31^[13]	Sentencing (Drug and Alcohol Treatment Orders) Legislation Amendment Act 2019	pt 3	3 December 2019
A2019-42^[14]	Statute Law Amendment Act 2019	sch 3 pt 3.3	14 November 2019
A2019-3^[15]	Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment Act 2019	pt 2	27 February 2019
A2016-7^[42]	Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2016	pt 2	29 August 2016
A2016-18^[43]	Red Tape Reduction Legislation Amendment Act 2016	sch 3 pt 3.6	27 April 2016
A2016-4^[44]	Crimes (Sentencing and Restorative Justice) Amendment Act 2016	sch 1 pt 1.3	2 March 2016
A2014-18^[45]	Statute Law Amendment Act 2014	sch 3 pt 3.1	10 June 2014
A2014-8^[46]	Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment Act 2014	ss 4-16	26 April 2014
A2014-1^[47]	Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2014	pt 3	2 April 2014
A2014-6^[48]	Corrections and Sentencing Legislation Amendment Act 2014	pt 2	28 March 2014
A2013-39^[49]	Marriage Equality (Same Sex) Act 2013	sch 2 pt 2.2	7 November 2013
A2012-40^[50]	Civil Unions Act 2012	sch 3 pt 3.4	11 September 2012
A2011-52^[51]	Statute Law Amendment Act 2011 (No 3)	sch 3 pt 3.7	12 December 2011
A2011-27^[52]	Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2011 (No 2)	sch 1 pt 1.3	13 September 2011
A2009-57^[53]	Civil Partnerships Amendment Act 2009 (No 2)	sch 1	18 December 2009
A2009-41^[54]	Civil Partnerships Amendment Act 2009	sch 1 pt 1.1	19 November 2009
A2008-37^[55]	ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Legislation Amendment Act 2008 (No 2)	sch 1 pt 1.11	2 February 2009
A2008-5^[56]	Regulatory Services Legislation Amendment Act 2008	pt 3	1 July 2008
A2008-14^[57]	Civil Partnerships Act 2008	sch 1 pt 1.3	19 May 2008
A2006-42^[58]	Statute Law Amendment Act 2006	sch 3 pt 3.1	16 November 2006
A2005-54^[59]	Criminal Code Harmonisation Act 2005	sch 1 pt 1.8	24 November 2005
A2004-39^[60]	Health Professionals Legislation Amendment Act 2004	sch 5 pt 5.2	7 July 2005
A2005-20^[61]	Statute Law Amendment Act 2005	sch 3 pt 3.5	2 June 2005
A2004-15^[62]	Criminal Code (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Amendment Act 2004	sch 2 pt 2.8	9 April 2004
A2004-1^[63]	Parentage Act 2004	sch 1 pt 1.4	22 March 2004
A2001-44^[38]	Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001	pt 35	12 September 2001
A2000-51^[39]	Artificial Conception Amendment Act 2000	s 10	17 November 2000
A1998-12^[40]	Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration (Amendment) Act 1998	ss 4-7	24 June 1998
A2006-22^[64]	Civil Unions Act 2006	sch 1 pt 1.4	never commenced

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