(1) The essential parts of a claim shall be ¾

(a) the surname and christian or given names in full of the claimant;

(b) the residence of the claimant;

(c) the date of birth of the claimant;

(d) the place of birth of the claimant;

(e) the usual signature of the claimant in his own handwriting; and

(f) the usual signature in his own handwriting of the person who witnessed the signing of the claim by the claimant.

(2) If the residence of the claimant is within a local government district or townsite, the name of the street and the number of the house, if numbered, shall be stated, and if not numbered, such particulars shall be given as, in the opinion of the enrolment officer, are sufficient to enable the exact locality of the claimant's residence to be ascertained.

(3) If the residence of a claimant is not within a local government district or townsite, his residence shall be stated with such particulars as are, in the opinion of the enrolment officer, sufficient to enable the exact locality of the claimant's residence to be ascertained.

(4) If the claimant is unable to insert in his claim the date of his birth because it is not known to him but ¾

(a) the claim contains a statement to that effect; and

(b) the person who witnesses the claim certifies in writing that he is satisfied that the claimant is not under 18 years of age,

the claim shall be taken to sufficiently comply with subsection (1)(c).

[Section 44 amended by No. 44 of 1911 s. 14 and 43; No. 63 of 1948 s. 7; No. 33 of 1964 s. 16; No. 68 of 1964 s. 8; No. 33 of 1967 s. 6; No. 94 of 1970 s. 4; No. 39 of 1979 s. 9; No. 31 of 1982 s. 4; No. 9 of 1983 s. 9; No. 79 of 1987 s. 9; No. 14 of 1996 s. 4; No. 36 of 2000 s. 28(2).]