[SvenMagnussen]

excerpt from Defend our Freedoms Blog ...

Kenya was part of the British Empire in 1961, and as such, used English Common Law for any type of records and registration.

Australia joined the British Commonwealth of Nations in December, 1931 (see Wikipedia nation members’ list) and also uses English Common Law.

So, i’ve (blogger at Defend our Freedoms) established that both countries use English Common Law. One country, Kenya, when it was part of the British empire in 1961, and the other country, Australia, after it joined the Commonwealth of Nations (and was formly part of the British empire).

Because both countries use English Common Law (or did as members of the Commonwealth and British Empire), they were subject to the provisions of the English Common Law of Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953.

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[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

Interesting link! Thanks.

[Oztrich Boy]

Because both countries use English Common Law (or did as members of the Commonwealth and British Empire), they were subject to the provisions of the English Common Law of Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953.

Wrong. The significance of the 1931 Statute of Westminster was that it recognised legislative independence if the Commonwealth Member States. Any subsequent change to English Law would have no effect on Australian Law.

Try harder next time.

[naturalman1975]

Because both countries use English Common Law (or did as members of the Commonwealth and British Empire), they were subject to the provisions of the English Common Law of Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953.

Utter garbage.

Common law refers to part of British constitutional law. It does mean that most law is identical in all places that use Common law - it just means there are certain ancient underlying principles that apply.

Acts of the British Parliament do not generally apply in Australia and haven't since 1942 when the Australian government ratified the Statute of Westminster of 1931. That statute made it explicit than an Act of the British Parliament would only apply in Australia if the Australian government chose to incorporate it into Australian law.

The English Common Law of Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 (assuming such an act exists - I haven't checked but the name doesn't look like it's in the right format to me) never applied in Australia.