Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration
(Interim) Regulations 2004
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Authorising provision
Commencement
Particulars to be specified by doctors in death notices
Particulars to be specified by funeral directors in notices
Revocation of interim regulations
Expiry
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STATUTORY RULES 2004
S.R. No. 143/2004
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration
(Interim) Regulations 2004
The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 25 November 2004
Responsible Minister:
JOHN THWAITES
Minister for Victorian Communities
DIANE CASEY
Clerk of the Executive Council
1. Objective
The objective of these Regulations is to amend the
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration
Regulations 1997 to insert additional particulars to
be specified by doctors in death notices and
included in notices by funeral directors.
2. Authorising provision
These Regulations are made under section 59 of
the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration
Act 1996.
3. Commencement
(1) These Regulations, except regulation 6, come into
operation on 26 November 2004.
(2) Regulation 6 comes into operation on 25 May
2005.
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4. Particulars to be specified by doctors in death
notices
After regulation 8(1) of the Births, Deaths and
Marriages Registration Regulations 19971
insert—
"(1A) The prescribed particulars for a notice of
death for a child required to be given to the
Registrar under section 37(1) of the Act also
include—
(a) details of the following in relation to
any living or deceased sibling of the
deceased child—
(i) name;
(ii) date of birth or age;
(iii) place of birth;
(b) details of the parents (within the
meaning of the Coroners Act 1985) of
the deceased child;
(c) confirmation that the doctor has not
notified the death—
(i) as a reportable death within the
meaning of the Coroners Act
1985 to a coroner or a police
officer in accordance with
section 13 of that Act; or
(ii) as a reviewable death within the
meaning of the Coroners Act
1985 to the State Coroner in
accordance with section 13A of
that Act.".
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5. Particulars to be specified by funeral directors in
notices
After regulation 9(1) of the Births, Deaths and
Marriages Registration Regulations 1997 insert—
"(1A) The prescribed particulars for a notice of
disposal of the remains of a deceased child
required to be given to the Registrar under
section 39(1) of the Act also include—
(a) details of the following in relation to
any living or deceased sibling of the
deceased child—
(i) name;
(ii) date of birth or age;
(iii) place of birth;
(b) details of the parents (within the
meaning of the Coroners Act 1985) of
the deceased child.".
6. Revocation of interim regulations
Regulations 8(1A) and 9(1A) of the Births, Deaths
and Marriages Registration Regulations 1997 are
revoked.
7. Expiry
These Regulations cease to have any force or
effect on 26 May 2005.
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Endnotes
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ENDNOTES
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Reg. 4: S.R. No. 100/1997 as amended by S.R. No. 45/2002.
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