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Civil Registration System
Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka
Civil Registration System
Appeals
Appeals
Appeals process
Does the law provide for a process and the right to appeal a decision of a civil registrar?
Yes
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Decisions made by civil registrars can have legal consequences and it is important that the system includes a process of appeal or review of those decisions. Individuals should also have the right to appeal to the courts if they are unable to obtain a satisfactory resolution through an application to the registrar. Prior to filing an appeal in the courts, some countries require that the appeal against a local civil registrar's decision be filed before a higher administrative level, up to the national level. The exhaustion of remedies serves a dual purpose of allowing a civil registration agency the opportunity to correct its mistake without burdening the courts, and creates an administrative record for court to review in a judicial appeal.
The Births and Deaths Registration Act allows for the right to appeal a decision of the Registrar General before the District Court within 30 days of an unfavorable decision. These decisions may pertain to alteration or insertion of name, particulars of father's rank or profession, father's race, marital status of parents, and cases of missing persons where disappearance is attributable to terrorist or subversive activity or civil commotion in Sri Lanka.
