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Australian Birth Records

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Victoria

Victoria Report 24 May 2010 07:13



Hi Alan -

If you are not able to buy the birth certificate you want - try for a death certificate of the mother or father. Australian death certs are hugely informative and give details of ALL babies born to that person, whether they are dead or alive - AND that persons own parents assuming that it is known to the person informing the registrar of the death.

Victoria

Ozibird

Ozibird Report 24 May 2010 01:56

Alan, you are only allowed to obtain your own birth cert or one that is over one hundred years old. The rules are quite strict in Australia.

You get them from the same website: http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/justice-services/births-deaths-and-marriages/births/birth-certificate#applying

Ozi

Alan

Alan Report 23 May 2010 19:00

I've located the birth regisration I was looking for in Queensland state, but now need to order a copy of the birth certificate - can anyone tell me where to go to order it please?

Many thanks,

Alan

Alan

Alan Report 22 May 2010 23:30

Thanks Ozi, I'll give that a try

Ozibird

Ozibird Report 22 May 2010 23:24

https://www.bdm.qld.gov.au/IndexSearch/BirIndexQry.m

Good Luck,
Ozi

Alan

Alan Report 22 May 2010 23:21

Thanks Ozi, so do I go to the relevant state's website to search? I'm looking for the birth of someone born in Brisbane

Ozibird

Ozibird Report 22 May 2010 23:16

Australian birth records are done by the states so you need to know which state the person was born.

If you know the state search for the BDM (note they switch the M & D around in Australia).

Ozi

Alan

Alan Report 22 May 2010 23:03

Can anyone out there tell me how I go about looking for and ordering an Australian Birth Record please?