New South Wales - Modify a Birth Certificate

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Procedure

Adding a parent's details to a birth and Correct Error on a Certificate

• Mail your completed application with certified copies of your identification documents and appropriate fees to below postal address. Registry don't accept faxed applications

NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages

GPO Box 30

SYDNEY NSW 2001

• Or Lodge your application in person at a Registry office.

Monday to Friday 8.00am 4.30pm

35 Regent Street

Chippendale NSW 2008

160 Marsden Street

Parramatta NSW 2150

95 Tudor Street

Hamilton NSW 2303

2/74 Kembla Street

Wollongong NSW 2500

• Additionally, you must supply supporting documents if a certificate contains an error you wish to have corrected. Photocopies of any documents confirming the correct information may include;
  • certified copies of passports
  • migration documents
  • birth or marriage certificates of the parents
  • other documentation confirming the spelling of names, and the correct date of events.
• All documents except foreign passports must be current.
• Photocopies must be must be certified as true copies of the original by a qualified witness* (e.g. Justice of the Peace; notary public; legal practitioner with current practising certificate; person authorised to administer an oath under S.26 of the Oaths Act 1900).
• Complete all sections including payment details. Incomplete applications will cause delays and may be returned or refused.

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Required Documents

Adding a parent's details to a birth Certificate

• To protect your privacy, the Registry requires proof of your identity.
• Each parent must provide at least three (3) individual forms of identification from the list below with the application.
• At least one (1) form of identification must be provided from Category 1 and must contain your full name, date of birth and place of birth.
• The other forms of identification (at least two) must be provided from Category 2 and 3, or 3 and 4.
• All photocopies of ID must be certified by an authorised witness as being true and correct copies of the originals. The following persons can certify your ID.
  • Justice of the Peace
  • Notary Public
  • Legal Practitioner (holding a current Practising Certificate)
  • A person authorised to administer an oath under section 26 of the Oaths Act 1900.

Category 1

• If born in Australia:
  • An Australian Birth Certificate
• Record of immigration status:
  • Citizenship Certificate
  • New Zealand Citizenship Certificate together with passport
  • New Zealand Birth Certificate

Category 2

• Australian Driver's Licence
• Australian Passport
• Firearms Licence
• Foreign Passport

Category 3

• Medicare Card
• Credit or Debit Card
• Centrelink or Department of Veterans Affairs Card
• Security/Crowd Control Licence
• Tertiary Education Institution ID Card

Category 4

• Recent utility account with current residential address
• Bank statement with current residential address

• Please note that a Visa Endorsement in your passport is insufficient to confirm Permanent Resident Status.
• Photocopies must be must be certified as true copies of the original by a Qualified Witness (e.g. Justice of the Peace; Notary Public; Legal Practitioner with current Practising Certificate; person authorised to administer an Oath under S.26 of the Oaths Act 1900).
• The Qualified Witness must provide their name, address and daytime telephone number on the Statutory Declaration.

Correct Error on a Certificate Identification

• Please provide at least three (3) forms of identification, one of each from Categories 1, 2 and 3. If you are unable to provide identification from Categories 1 and 2, you must still provide at least three (3) forms of identification. At least two (2) of these must be from Category 3.
• All documents except foreign passports must be current.
• Photocopies must be must be certified as true copies of the original by a Qualified Witness* (e.g. Justice of the Peace; Notary Public; Legal Practitioner with current Practising Certificate; person authorised to administer an Oath under S.26 of the Oaths Act 1900).

Category 1

• If born in Australia:
  • An Australian Birth Certificate
• Record of immigration status:
  • Citizenship Certificate
  • New Zealand Citizenship Certificate together with passport
  • New Zealand Birth Certificate

Category 2

• Australian Driver's Licence
• Australian Passport
• Firearms Licence
• Foreign Passport

Category 3

• Medicare Card
• Credit or Debit Card
• Centrelink or Department of Veterans Affairs Card
• Security/Crowd Control Licence
• Tertiary Education Institution ID Card

Category 4

• Recent utility account with current residential address

Office Locations & Contacts

Within Australia

The Registry's Call Centre is open

Monday to Friday (9.00am to 5.00pm).

Tel: 1300 655 236

TTY: (02) 9354 1371 (for the hearing impaired)

Regardless of where you are calling from in Australia, you will only be charged a local call.

Outside Australia

Tel: +61 (2) 9354 1370 (call charges will apply)

Email (A Customer Service Officer will respond to your inquiry.) http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/emailUs.htm

Registry Office Locations visit an office in person. Sydney (http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/sydney.htm)

Postal Address

NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages

GPO Box 30

SYDNEY NSW 2001

Physical Address

35 Regent Street

Chippendale

SYDNEY NSW 2008

Office Hours: Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 4.30pm

Call Centre Hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm

Telephone: 1300 655 236

Location: The Sydney office is located on Regent Street, between Lee Street and Broadway. The Registry is closer to Lee Street.

Parramatta (http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/parramatta.htm)

Physical Address

Justice Precinct Offices

160 Marsden Street

Parramatta NSW 2150

Office Hours: Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 4.30pm

Call Centre Hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm

Telephone: 1300 655 236

Location: The Parramatta office is located on the Ground Floor of the Parramatta Justice Precinct, on the corner of George, Marsden and O'Connell Streets, Parramatta .

Wollongong (http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/wollongong.htm)

Physical Address

2/74 Kembla Street

Wollongong NSW 2500

Office Hours: Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 4.30pm

Call Centre Hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm

Telephone: 1300 655 236

Location: The Wollongong office is located on Kembla Street, between Crown and Market Streets

Newcastle (http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/newcastle.htm)

Physical Address

95 Tudor Street

HAMILTON NSW 2303

Office Hours: Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 4.30pm

Call Centre Hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm

Telephone: 1300 655 236

TTY: (02) 9354 1371

Location: The Registry is located on the ground floor of The Boulevarde, on the corner of Beaumont and Tudor Streets, Hamilton.

Operating Hours

Registry Office Operating Hours

Sydney

Office Hours: Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 4.30pm

Call Centre Hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm

Parramatta

Office Hours: Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 4.30pm

Call Centre Hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm

Wollongong

Office Hours: Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 4.30pm

Call Centre Hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm

Newcastle

Office Hours: Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 4.30pm

Call Centre Hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm

Eligibility

Your parents may eligible to apply amend a birth certificate to add a parent's details, or for other amendments.

Fees

• Adding Father's Details to a Birth Registration includes issue of Standard Birth Certificate via Registered post is $113.00 (Standard)
• Registry error
  • Where the Registry has made an error, a replacement certificate will be made in exchange for the incorrect certificate at no charge.
• Client error
  • Where incorrect or incomplete information was supplied at time of registration, and a replacement certificate is required, a minimum fee of $48.00 (including postage and handling) applies.

Validity

Birth Certificate Valid Forever

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Processing Time

• Turnaround times do not include time taken for postage delivery.
• Turnaround times are subject to compliance with Registry requirements. Incomplete applications, with incorrect identification will incur delays.
• Amendments 6 Weeks

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Instructions

• The Registry allows an addition to details on a Birth Certificate to add the biological father's details.
• The Miscellaneous Act Amendment (Same Sex Relationships) Act came into effect on 17 September 2008. Subject to the requirements of the Act, both women in a same sex de facto relationship may now be recognised on their child's birth certificate.
• Complete all sections in application using black ink and write in BLOCK letters.
• All corrections must be signed. Do not use white out.
• Also you can do adding, correcting or modifying information on a birth certificate.
• Registry records are historic documents and can usually only be amended to reflect information that was correct at the time of the event. Names or addresses of parents, their ages, occupations or places of birth or marriage will not be updated to reflect more recent circumstances.
• All certificates with incorrect information must be surrendered to Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages.

Required Information

Adding parents details

• Fathers details
• Mothers details

Correct Error on a Certificate

• Current information in certificate
• New information for amendment
• Postal address
• Daytime phone number
• Contact phone number

Need for the Document

Parents may apply to amend a birth certificate to add a parent's details, or for other amendments.

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