Who We Are

Within Department of Attorney General and Justice NSW.

We administer

• Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, 1995
  
  and

• Commonwealth Marriage Act, 1961.

Services We Provide

• Interpreter Services - if English is not your first language and you need to speak with a staff member in your chosen language contact us.
  
  
• People with Disabilities - our staff are ready to assist you.
  

Our Role

To register NSW life events accurately and securely for all time, ensuring their integrity and confidentiality. This includes the registration of births, deaths and marriages and official changes of name and sex.

We meet the varied and valid needs of our customers by providing a range of certificates, products and information services that help establish a range of legal entitlements.

We also provide data for planning and research to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

Our Vision and Values

• Our vision is to be a world leader in the innovative management and provision of personal information services.
  
  
• Our values:
  • Customer focus
  • Team work
  • Ethical behaviour
  • Employee participation
  • Innovation

Every aspect of our business is conducted with sensitivity in the knowledge that the information we record and release concerns significant personal and emotional events in people's lives.

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