15 Dec 2022
PEMPETISYEN S K Y Peguam Negara
- Citation
- WA-34-4-05/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
- Court
- High Court
- Case number
- WA-34-4-05/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Where a petitioner seeks legitimisation of a child born out of wedlock, the birth certificate is not conclusive proof of biological parentage because Section 13 of the Births and Deaths Registration Act permits the father's name to appear by acknowledgement; Legitimacy Act Section 5 authorises the Attorney General to oppose and for the Court to require verification of facts, including DNA. Therefore the Deputy Registrar was entitled to order production of a DNA report and the appeal against that order was dismissed.