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Lost birth certificate statutory declaration (Northern Territory): completion guide
Link to the statutory declaration the Northern Territory child change-of-name page requires if the previous birth certificate cannot be returned. The page names it a statutory declaration. The lawyer writes it. A tool writes nothing in it.
- Kind
- Form. A form to complete, or a guide to completing an official one.
- Where it applies
- Northern Territory
- AI use
- Red You write the text. The tool writes nothing into the document. Where permitted, it may check, clarify or collect data, and anything it checks or collects is verified.
- Law stated as at
- 22 October 2026
- Status
- Maintained. Checked on 22 October 2026 against the official form at nt.gov.au and the authority it cites, for Northern Territory.
- Version
- 1
- Source
- Link to the official form. Licence: © Northern Territory Government. Link only: download the current lost-certificate statutory declaration each time; do not copy or adapt it.
Where this comes from
The official form is published by nt.gov.au; this page is a completion guide. Last checked on 2026-10-22.
When to use it
Use when a Northern Territory child change-of-name application cannot include the previous birth certificate, and the page says to attach this statutory declaration. The PDF and DOCX were not opened. The lawyer writes every sentence. A tool writes nothing in the declaration.
Used for these tasks
- Draft a parenting plan or parenting orders from the arrangements sheet
- Turn existing parenting orders into a practical arrangements sheet
Each task page says how far AI may help with the task and what the lawyer must review.
How AI may be used
The page names this a statutory declaration. AI may note that the previous certificate is missing and name the published file. The lawyer writes the declaration.
AI may
- Note that the previous birth certificate is not on the file
- Name the published PDF and DOCX, whose file name is lost-birth-certificate-statutory-declaration
- Record that the files were not opened, so their questions are not known from this guide
AI must not
- Must not draft any sentence of the statutory declaration
- Must not draft witnessing words or a statement of how the certificate was lost
- Must not sign, witness or lodge the declaration
The lawyer checks
- The current file is the statutory declaration the page names for a birth certificate that cannot be returned
- The file name is not a form number. The PDF and DOCX were not opened
- The change-of-name application is a separate guide. The tool does not write that application either
- The court's or tribunal's current index is checked before assuming a generative-AI practice direction applies. None was stated on the page opened for this guide.
Method: how the Green, Yellow and Red levels are decided. This is guidance for planning, not legal advice.
Official form
Open the official form. Always use the current version from the issuer. Licence: © Northern Territory Government. Link only: download the current lost-certificate statutory declaration each time; do not copy or adapt it..
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