BDM Certificates, Costs, Details and Online Searches

Note -– you must provide Registration No and Year to obtain certificates at prices listed

updated

30 Sept 11

 

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AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
Civil Registration commenced 1 January 1930 (Prior to 1930, see NSW)

Births, Deaths, Marriages Unit
Justice and Community Safety

PO Box 158

Canberra ACT 2601
See Website for full details

Standard Certificate
AUD$47.00
(sent Reg Post)
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Historic Deaths Index PDF
Historic Marriages Index
PDF

 

NEW SOUTH WALES

Civil Registration commenced 1 March 1856

Registrar-General

Registry of Birth, Deaths and Marriages

GPO Box 30

Sydney NSW 2001
See Website for full details

Family History Certificate
AUD$30.00

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Births 1788-1910

Deaths 1788-1980

Marriages 1788-1960

Certificate Transcription Services are available in NSW ~ see Joy Murrin, Marilyn Rowan, Laurence Turtle

 

NORTHERN TERRITORY

Civil Registration commenced 24 August 1870 (For 1856-1863 see NSW, 1863-1870 see SA)

Registrar-General

Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages

GPO Box 3021

Darwin NT 0801

See Website for full details

Standard Certificate
AUD$25.00

No searches

available online

 

QUEENSLAND

Civil Registration commenced 1 March 1856

Registrar-General

Registry of Birth, Deaths and Marriages

PO Box 15188

City East Qld 4002
See Website for full details

AUD$37.00

(If ordering a Birth certificate, request parents' marriage details to be included)

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Births 1829-1914

Deaths 1829-1964

Marriages 1829-1934

 

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Civil Registration commenced 1 June 1842

Registrar-General

Registry of Birth, Deaths and Marriages

GPO Box 1351

Adelaide SA 5001

See Website for full details

Standard Certificate
AUD$42.00

 

No searches

available online

See also Certificate Transcription Service provided by SA Genealogy & Heraldry Society Inc

TASMANIA

Civil Registration commenced 1 December 1838

Registrar-General

Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages

GPO Box 198

Hobart Tas 7001

See Website for full details

Certificate
AUD$39.20

 

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Births 1803-1899

Deaths 1803-1899

Marriages 1803-1899

 

VICTORIA

Civil Registration commenced 1 July 1853

Registrar- General

Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages

GPO Box 4332

Melbourne Vic 3001
See Website for full details

Uncertified Certificate
AUD$17.50

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Births 1837-1924

Deaths 1837-1985

Marriages 1837-1942

 

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Civil Registration commenced 1 September 1841

Registrar-General

Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages

PO Box 7720

Cloisters Square WA 6850
See Website for full details

Family History Certificate
AUD$31.00
Quote Reg District

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Births 1841-1931

Deaths 1841-1931

Marriages 1841-1907

 

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

"Reverse" Marriage lookup (a Perth DPS project)

 

Search only service

 

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Marriages 1906-1942

 

NEW ZEALAND

Civil Registration commenced - Births & Deaths 1 January 1848, Marriages 1 January 1854

Births, Deaths & Marriages

PO Box 10-526

Wellington

See Website for full details

1875+ NZ$20.40
1848-1874 NZ$26.50

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Births to 1908

Deaths to 1958

Marriages to 1928

 

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