New South Wales - Obtain a Birth Certificate

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Procedure

Apply for a birth certificate in person at a participating Australia Post outlet.

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Required Documents

Atleast 3 forms of identification with your application.

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

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

E-mail : [email protected]

Eligibility

If you are the person named on the certificate or a parent of the person.

If you are not the person named on the certificate or their parent, you must satisfy one of the following conditions:

1. Provide written authority and identification from the person named on the certificate or one of their parents, plus your own identification.
2. Show Power of Attorney relating to the person named on the certificate or one of their parents.
3. Be a solicitor/welfare group acting for the person named on the certificate.
4. Be a legally appointed guardian of the person named on the certificate

Fees

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Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

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Instructions

Solicitors Applying for a Certificate

Where solicitors apply for certificates on behalf of clients, they must provide:

1. a letter on company letterhead stating the reason required ("legal" is not sufficient; a specific reason is needed i.e. Probate, Estate Administration, etc), together with the name of the client for whom the solicitor is acting.
2. The letter must be accompanied by:

- a completed application form, and - a copy of your Law Society ID Card or Practising Certificate.

1. Solicitor's name must be written in the Applicant's Details section. Payment must be made with a company or trust cheque, or company credit card.

Required Information

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e.g.
1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

Need for the Document

A birth certificate is a vital record that documents the birth of a child. The term "birth certificate" can refer to either the original document certifying the circumstances of the birth or to a certified copy of or representation of the ensuing registration of that birth.

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Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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