Who Can Apply
Only the biological parents of a child may add a father's details to a Birth Certificate.
Proof of Identification
Each parent must provide at least three (3) individual forms of identification from the list below with the application.
At least one (1) form of identification must be provided from Category 1 and must contain your full name, date of birth and place of birth.
The other forms of identification (at least two) must be provided from Category 2 and 3, or 3 and 4.
Category 1 |
Category 3 |
If born in Australia:
- An Australian Birth Certificate
Record of immigration status:
- Citizenship Certificate
- New Zealand Citizenship Certificate together with passport
- New Zealand Birth Certificate
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- Medicare Card
- Credit or Debit Card
- Centrelink or Department of Veterans Affairs Card
- Security/Crowd Control Licence
- Tertiary Education Institution ID Card
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Category 2 |
Category 4 |
- Australian Driver's Licence
- Australian Passport
- Firearms Licence
- Foreign Passport
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- Recent utility account with current residential address
- Bank statement with current residential address
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If you are unable to comply with these requirements contact us for further advice.
Please note that a Visa Endorsement in your passport is insufficient to confirm Permanent Resident Status.
Photocopies of current identification documents are accepted but they must be certified by a Qualified Witness as being 'true and correct copies' of the originals.
Qualified Witness:
- Justice of the Peace
- Notary Public
- Barrister/Solicitor
- Commissioner for Affidavits
- Officers at the NSW Registry of Birth Deaths & Marriages
The Qualified Witness must provide their name, address and daytime telephone number on the Statutory Declaration.
Cost
Adding Father's Details to a Birth Registration
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Standard
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- includes issue of Standard Birth Certificate via Registered post.
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$105.00 |
Delivery
Application Form
Your application must include:
Mail your completed application to our postal address.
We will not accept faxed application forms or faxed identification documents.
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