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Add Father's Details

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
  • Medicare Card
  • Credit or Debit Card
  • Centrelink or Department of Veterans Affairs Card
  • Security/Crowd Control Licence
  • Tertiary Education Institution ID Card
Category 2
Category 4
  • Australian Driver's Licence
  • Australian Passport
  • Firearms Licence
  • Foreign Passport
  • Recent utility account with current residential address
  • Bank statement with current residential address

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 must be must be certified as true copies of the original by a Qualified Witness (e.g. Justice of the Peace; Notary Public; Legal Practitioner with current Practising Certificate; person authorised to administer an Oath under S.26 of the Oaths Act 1900).

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

Standard
  • includes issue of Standard Birth Certificate via Registered post.
$113.00

Application Form

Mail your completed application with certified copies of your identification documents to our postal address. We don't accept faxed applications.

Delivery

 

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