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Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 2021

Registration of information - Adoptions - Registration of adoption information in birth record

32: Registration of New Zealand adoptions

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"How to register adoption details in a birth record in New Zealand"

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You need to register adoption information in a person's birth record. If a person's birth is already registered, the Registrar-General will add the adoption information to their birth record. The Registrar-General will also register the person's birth if it is not already registered, but only if they are sure the birth details are correct. You can find more information about this in section 31. The Registrar-General has to follow the rules when registering adoption information. This is how adoption information is registered in New Zealand. The rules for registering adoption information are similar to the rules in s 24(1), (2). You can check these rules for more information. The Registrar-General will make sure the adoption information is correct before registering it.

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Adoptions: Registration of adoption information in birth record

32Registration of New Zealand adoptions

  1. If an adoption is notified under section 31 in respect of a person whose birth is registered under this Act, the Registrar-General must register the information in the person’s birth record.

  2. If an adoption is notified under section 31 in respect of a person whose birth is not yet registered, the Registrar-General must register the person’s birth if satisfied that the information relating to the date and place of the person’s birth is correct or likely to be correct.

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