Birth Registrations in Australia - The government offices responsible for insuring that birth identities are correct and that paternity fraud doesn't occur. They also keep adoption records


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The registrars of births, deaths and marriages for Australia are:

State or Territory

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Australian Capital Territory The Registrar-General's Office
PO Box 225
CIVIC SQUARE ACT 2608
New South Wales NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages
GPO Box 30
SYDNEY NSW 2001
Northern Territory Births, Deaths and Marriages Office
GPO Box 3021
DARWIN NT 0801
Queensland Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages
PO Box 188
BRISBANE, Albert Street, QLD 4002
South Australia Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Office
GPO Box 1351
ADELAIDE SA 5001
Tasmania Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages
GPO Box 198
HOBART TAS 7001
Victoria Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages
589 Collins Street Melbourne
Postal: PO Box 4332 Melbourne 3001
Tel: 1300 369 367
Fax: +61 3 9613 5880
Email: vicbdm@dvc.vic.gov.au
Office hours: 8.30am to 4.30pm weekdays

Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996 (43/1996)

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effective date 05/04/2005, version 014

Western Australia Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages
PO Box 7720
Cloisters Square
PERTH WA 6850