The following fees are effective 1 July 2024.
All prices shown below include GST (if payable and where applicable).
Additional fees apply for postage (see below).
Payment methods
BDM accepts:
- Credit or Debit card (No AMEX or Diners Club)
- BPAY
- Bank cheque
- Money order
- Personal cheques
BDM does not accept:
- Cash
- International bank cheques
Make bank cheques and money orders payable to "Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages".
Certificates and related services
| Product | Description and notes | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Legal certificate | Fee for a legal birth, death, marriage, change of name or single status certificate. | $55.80 |
| Birth certificate and commemorative certificate | Includes:
| From $90.70 |
| Deed Poll certificate | If you changed your name after October 1986, do not apply for a Deed Poll certificate. Instead, you need to apply for either a legal birth certificate (if born in Victoria) or a replacement change of name certificate (if born outside Victoria). | $55.80 |
| Change of name registration |
| $140.40 |
| Relationship registration | This fee:
A legal certificate is available for $55.80. | $251.50 |
| Registered relationship certificate and commemorative certificate | Includes:
| From $90.70 |
| Revocation of a relationship | This fee:
A legal certificate is available for $55.80. | $84.60 |
| Alteration of record of sex in the Victorian birth register |
| $140.40 |
| Recognised details certificate | Fee for the certificate and registration of a non-Victorian born person's change of record of sex. | $122.00 |
| Addition of registrable information | Fee to add information to a Victorian birth record (e.g. father's details or same-sex parent's details). | $84.60 |
| Copy of the original registration document | - | $102.70 |
| Verification letter | A letter verifying the details of a birth, death or marriage. BDM may issue this letter where the applicant can't show eligibility for the legal certificate. The applicant must provide a legitimate need for the information. | $46.20 |
Read about refunds and fee waiver.
Postage
We send legal certificates by express post, for security.
For commemorative certificates, the delivery method is standard post. This is because they're not official identity documents. Legal and commemorative certificates will arrive separately.
Postage within Australia
| Type of certificate | Postage and handling method | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Legal certificate | Express post | $10.20 |
Postage outside Australia
| Type of certificate | Postage and handling method | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Legal certificate | International express | $55.50 |
Go to Australia Post (External link) for product details.
Victorian Marriage Registry
Civil marriage ceremonies at Melbourne's Old Treasury Building.
Family history products and services
| Product | Description and notes | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Historical certificate | Fee for an historical birth, marriage or death certificate. | $55.80 |
| Uncertified historical image | Fee for an uncertified image of an historical birth, marriage or death certificate. Note:
| $22.50 |