Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1998
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Regulations 1999
Western Australia
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Regulations 1999
Contents
1.Citation1
2.Commencement1
3.Term used in these regulations1
4.Fees1
Notes
Compilation table4
Provisions that have not come into operation5
Defined terms
Western Australia
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1998
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Regulations 1999
These regulations come into operation on the day on which the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1998 comes into operation 1.
3.Term used in these regulations
In these regulations —
10 year search means a search about a particular registrable event that is conducted in the Register, an index to the Register or both in respect of a period of 10 consecutive years or less.
[Regulation 3 inserted in Gazette 15 Jun 2007 p. 2786.]
The fees set out in column 3 of the Table to this regulation are payable in respect of the corresponding matters set out in column 2 of the Table.
Table
Item |
Matter |
Fee |
|
Certificates and searches |
|
1. |
Certified copy of a registration other than one provided under item 2, 3, 6, 7 or 8 (including one 10 year search) |
|
2. |
Commemorative certificate (including one 10 year search and a certified copy of the registration) |
|
3. |
Certified copy of a registration at least 75 years old |
|
4. |
Uncertified copy of a registration |
$20 |
5. |
Each 10 year search other than one provided under item 1 or 2 (including a Result of Search certificate) |
|
|
Registrations and changes to the Register |
|
6. |
Registration of a change of name (including one certified copy of the change of name registration) |
|
7. |
Addition to, or correction of, information in respect of a registration (including one certified copy of the amended registration) |
|
8. |
Change to a child’s name, in respect of a birth registration, within 12 months of birth (including one certified copy of the amended registration) |
|
|
Miscellaneous |
|
9. |
Priority service |
$34 in addition to any other fee |
[Regulation 4 inserted in Gazette 15 Jun 2007 p. 2786-7; amended in Gazette 12 Jun 2009 p. 2116-17; 26 Jun 2015 p. 2255; 24 Jun 2016 p. 2318-19.]
1This is a compilation of the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Regulations 1999 and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table 1a. The table also contains information about any reprint.
Citation |
Gazettal |
Commencement |
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Regulations 1999 |
12 Mar 1999 p. 1163‑5 |
14 Apr 1999 (see r. 2 and Gazette 9 Apr 1999 p. 1433) |
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment Regulations 2000 |
1 Sep 2000 p. 5010‑11 |
1 Sep 2000 |
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment Regulations 2002 |
30 Jul 2002 p. 3529 |
30 Jul 2002 |
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment Regulations 2003 |
1 Jul 2003 p. 2661‑3 |
1 Jul 2003 (see r. 2) |
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment Regulations 2004 |
29 Jun 2004 p. 2531‑2 |
1 Jul 2004 (see r. 2) |
Reprint 1: The Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Regulations 1999 as at 28 Jan 2005 (includes amendments listed above) |
||
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment Regulations 2007 |
15 Jun 2007 p. 2786-7 |
r. 1 and 2: 15 Jun 2007 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2007 (see r. 2(b)) |
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment Regulations 2009 |
12 Jun 2009 p. 2116-17 |
r. 1 and 2: 12 Jun 2009 (see r. 2(a)); |
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment Regulations 2015 |
26 Jun 2015 p. 2254‑5 |
r. 1 and 2: 26 Jun 2015 (see r. 2(a)); |
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment Regulations 2016 |
24 Jun 2016 p. 2318-19 |
r. 1 and 2: 24 Jun 2016 (see r. 2(a)); |
1aOn the date as at which this compilation was prepared, provisions referred to in the following table had not come into operation and were therefore not included in this compilation. For the text of the provisions see the endnotes referred to in the table.
Provisions that have not come into operation
Citation |
Gazettal |
Commencement |
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment Regulations 2017 r. 3 and 4 2 |
25 Aug 2017 p. 4567‑8 |
1 Oct 2017 (see r. 2(b)) |
2On the date as at which this compilation was prepared, the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment Regulations 2017 r. 3‑4 had not come into operation. They read as follows:
These regulations amend the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Regulations 1999.
In regulation 4 delete the Table and insert:
Table
Item |
Matter |
Fee |
|
Certificates and searches |
|
1. |
Certified copy of a registration other than one provided under item 2, 3, 6, 7 or 8 (including one 10 year search) |
|
2. |
Commemorative certificate (including one 10 year search and a certified copy of the registration) |
|
3. |
Certified copy of a registration at least 75 years old |
|
4. |
Uncertified copy of a registration |
$20 |
5. |
Each 10 year search other than one provided under item 1 or 2 (including a Result of Search certificate) |
|
|
Registrations and changes to the Register |
|
6. |
Registration of a change of name (including one certified copy of the change of name registration) |
|
7. |
Addition to, or correction of, information in respect of a registration (including one certified copy of the amended registration) |
|
8. |
Change to a child’s name, in respect of a birth registration, within 12 months of birth (including one certified copy of the amended registration) |
|
|
Miscellaneous |
|
9. |
Priority service |
$34 in addition to any other fee |
[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]
Defined termProvision(s)
10 year search3