Last updated - April 2021 v3.1Department of Justice
SECTION 5: Personal information protection statement - Confirmation of consent
Signature of applicant Date signed
In line with the Personal Information Protection Act 2004, the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages is collecting this information so that
we can determine your eligibility to obtain the requested certificate and to prevent fraud. If you do not provide all of the information
requested, particularly that relating to the reason you need the document and your relationship to the registered person, then you may
not be provided with a copy of the certificate. Your personal information may be disclosed to law enforcement agencies, courts and
other organisations authorised to collect it. Documents provided as proof of identity may be verified through the National Document
Verification service (DVS). Documents issued by this office may also be verified by other organisations using DVS.
SECTION 4: Identification requirements
You must supply a least 3 forms of current identity.
At least one document must contain your current residential
address.
Please choose:
One document from each category 1, 2 and 3
OR
Two documents from category 2 and one from category 1 or 3
OR
Two documents from category 3 and one from category 1 or 2.
Category 1
An Australian birth certificate
Citizenship certificate
Immicard
New Zealand citizenship certificate together with passport
New Zealand birth certificate
Category 2
Australian driver's licence
Australian passport
Firearms licence
Foreign passport
Proof of age card
Working with vulnerable people card
Category 3
Medicard card
Australian marriage certificate (Issued by BDM office)
Centrelink or Department of Veterans Affairs card
Security/Crowd control licence
Tertiary education institution ID card
Credit card / bank statement
Utility account with current residential address (issued within
last 3 months)
Lease or rent agreement with current address
Australian Tax Office assessment with current address
Name changes
If you have changed your name, please provide
evidence (from the list below) of each name change.
This is so we can link your current name to the name
recorded on the marriage record.
BDM issued name change certificate(s)
BDM issued relationship certificate
BDM issued marriage certificate(s)
Statutory declaration (if changed by common usage)
Divorce paper issued by court (showing previous name)
If you post your application please send copies of your
identification that have been certified as true copies of the original
documents by a Justice of the Peace or Commissioner for
Declarations. For more information visit -
www.justice.tas.gov.au/bdm/evidence-of-identity-requirements
If you apply at Service Tasmania you will need to take your
original identification documents with you.
Category 3 continued
Submit your form
and payment
By mail
Births Deaths and Marriages
30 Gordons Hill Road
ROSNY PARK TAS 7018
In person
Visit any Service Tasmania shop, for
locations go to
www.service.tas.gov.au/about/shops
*If you would like your certificate
sent standard mail, by courier or
overseas please contact BDM
1300 135 513.
Payment (only complete if mailing application)
Processing times and current fees visit - www.justice.tas.gov.au/bdm/fees
Visa Mastercard Money order Cheque
Amount $
Card number
Expiry date
Name on card
Cardholder signature
