New South Wales Consolidated Acts

BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT 1995 - SECT 25D

25D Issuing birth certificate to person the subject of surrogacy arrangement

(1) After a parentage order relating to a person is registered under this Part, a birth certificate issued by the Registrar for the person must contain the relevant information recorded in the Register pursuant to section 25B in place of the corresponding information recorded in the Register pursuant to section 17 (1).

(2) In particular, a birth certificate for the person must not include any information that indicates that the person was the child of a surrogacy arrangement.

(3) However, the Registrar must, if the Registrar issues a birth certificate to the person to whom it relates, and the person is at least 18 years of age, attach an addendum to the certificate that indicates that further information is available about the entry.

(4) This section applies whether or not the person's birth has been registered under this Act.