Section 102Family Law Act 1975 (Cth)

Proof of birth, parentage, death or marriage

In proceedings under this Act, the court may receive as evidence of the facts stated in it a document purporting to be either the original or a certified copy of:

(a) a certificate, entry or record of a birth, death or marriage alleged to have taken place, whether in Australia or elsewhere; or

(b) an entry in a register of parentage information kept under the law of the Commonwealth or of a State, Territory or prescribed overseas jurisdiction.

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