| The Registry records details of legal adoptions
in New South Wales. People who were adopted and their natural
parents are now able to obtain information previously kept
private. There are provisions to allow people to indicate
that they do not wish to be contacted.
Please note that all inquiries regarding adoptions must go
to the Department of Community Services.
Their details are listed below.
As many adoption applications require complex searches and
sensitive enquiries, no exact time limit for processing these
applications can be given.
If you are an adoptee and you require your
original Birth Certificate, you must first apply for a Supply
Authority at the Adoption Information Unit,
of the Department of Community Services.
If you are a birth parent and you require
adoption information of your child, you must first apply for
a Supply Authority at the Adoption Information Unit, of the Department of Community Services.
After a Supply Authority has been issued to you by the Department
of Community Services, you are able to apply to the Registry
for information regarding your adoption.
For enquiries relating to adoptions, please contact the Department
of Community Services (DOCS).
Physical Address
Adoption Information Unit
Department of Community Services
4-6 Cavill Avenue
ASHFIELD NSW 2131
Postal Address
Locked Bag 4028
ASHFIELD NSW 2131
Telephone: 1300 799 023
Fax: (02) 9716 3400
Email: family.information@community.nsw.gov.au
Certificate Fees
The fee to obtain the original or amended birth certificate
is $44.00*, payable to the NSW Registry of Births, Deaths &
Marriages.
For further searches of birth, death or marriage records,
the fee is:
$56.00* - marriage search
$44.00* - death search
$44.00* - extract of a birth parent's birth record (if born
in New South Wales).
*All Certificates are distributed through Registered post (except Family History) and incur a $6.00 (inc. GST) postage and handling fee. Prices listed are inclusive of the postage and handling fee. Registered post does not ensure next day delivery.
Delivery
- Search applications (for birth, death or marriages) are
sent by Registered post fifteen (15) working days after they are received and will incur a postage and handling fee of $6.00 (inc. GST).
For further information about obtaining a birth certificate,
please email the Registry at:
bdm-adenq@agd.nsw.gov.au
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