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Western Australia - Register a Birth

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ProcedureEdit

  • Complete the application form at the Registry or print an online application form.
  • You must have an appropriate original identification with you.
  • Submit the completed form to:
Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages
Level 10, 141 St Georges Terrace Perth
between 8.30 am - 4.30 pm, Monday to Friday



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Required DocumentsEdit

  • If you are applying for a certificate or a change of name or a correction, you must provide at least three forms of identification:
    • ONE document from each list (1, 2 and 3). At least one containing a photograph; or
    • ONE from List 1 and TWO from List 2. At least one containing a photograph; or
    • TWO from List 2 and ONE from List 3. At least one containing a signature.
  • All forms of identification produced MUST be current.
  • Documents from List 3 MUST show your current residential address.
  • Bank statements, utility accounts or rates notices MUST have been issued within the last six months.
  • Applying in person - original documents must be provided
  • Applying by post - send clear certified photocopies of your identification documents with your application. Do not post original documents.

Certification requirements

  • Photocopies of identification will only be accepted if they are certified by a qualified person as being "true copies" of the original documents. Information about who can certify documents is attached to the downloadable application form below.

List 1

  • Australian driver's licence (with photo)
  • Australian passport (with photo)
  • Australian firearm's licence (with photo)
  • Defence force/Police ID card (with photo)
  • Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) certificate with of evidence of residence status (with photo)
  • Over 18 or Proof of Age identity card (with photo)

List 2

  • Debit or Credit card (one or the other, not both) issued by a financial institution
  • Document of Identity issued by the Passport Office
  • Entitlement card issued by the Commonwealth or State Government (Centrelink, Health Care card, Veterans Affairs card etc)
  • Full birth certificate issued in Australia (birth extracts not accepted)
  • Medicare card
  • Naturalisation, citizenship or immigration papers issued by DIAC
  • Overseas passport with current Australian Entry Permit
  • Security guard or crowd control licence (Australian)
  • Student identity document or Statement of enrolment issued by an educational institution, including Tertiary (should include photo and/or signature)
  • Working with children card

List 3

  • Drivers licence renewal notice
  • Financial institution statement less than six months old
  • Motor vehicle registration
  • Property lease or tenancy agreement
  • Shire/water rates notice
  • School or other educational report or certificate less than twelve months old
  • Utility account less than six months old (e.g. gas, electricity, home phone etc)

Applying for certificates on behalf of another person

  • If you are applying for a certificate on behalf of another person, you must provide the following:
  • Identification for yourself;
  • Identification of the person who is entitled to the document as stated in the Registry's Certificate Access policy.



Office Locations & ContactsEdit

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EligibilityEdit

Parents are eligible to register their child birth in Western Australia.



FeesEdit

Registration is Free



ValidityEdit

::Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages ::Level 10, 141 St Georges Terrace Perth ::between 8.30 am - 4.30 pm, Monday to Friday



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InstructionsEdit

  • It is a legal requirement that you register the birth of your child.
  • The Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1998 requires that both parents complete and sign a Birth Registration Form.
  • If only one parent has signed, he or she must attach a letter to the Registrar explaining why the other parent has not signed.
  • The Birth Registration Form must be completed and lodged with the Registry within 60 days.
  • Registration is free.
  • The form will be supplied by the hospital or midwife who delivered the baby. The instructions should be read carefully before completing and signing, as accuracy of the information is the responsibility of the parents. Assistance to complete a Birth Registration Form is available from Registry staff.
  • Naming your child is a matter of choice. For your child's family name you can use the mother's family name, the father's family name, a combination of the two with or without a hyphen, or any other family name. You may not choose a name that is obscene, offensive, unreasonably long or contrary to the public interest.
  • Irrespective of whether the child's parents are married, the father must sign the Birth Registration Form so that his details can be included on the birth certificate. In certain circumstances, the father's details can be included without the signature of both parents. Further information is available from Registry staff.



Required InformationEdit

Details of child

  • First Name
  • Sur Name
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Sex
  • Child Weight in grams
  • Person present with doctor at the time birth (Midwife, doctor, other person)
  • Current residential address

Fathers and Mothers Details

  • First Name
  • Sur Name
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Current residential address
  • Usual occupation (eg lawyer, teacher, home duties)
  • Date of marriage or registration of relationship
  • Place of marriage or registration of relationship



Need for the DocumentEdit

It is a legal requirement that you register the birth of your child. Every birth of child should be registered in Western Australia.



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Other uses of the Document/CertificateEdit

It is a legal requirement to register the birth of your child to get your childs birth certificate.



External LinksEdit

Government of Western Australia: Department of Attorney General - Register a birth http://www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au/R/register_a_birth.aspx?uid=4871-3344-4979-9112

Commemorative birth certificate http://www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au/C/commemorative_birth_certificate.aspx

Perth Registry Office http://www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au/P/perth_registry_office.aspx

Registry Office http://www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au/L/locations_links.aspx



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