The following fees are effective 1 July 2025.
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. | $57.50 |
| Birth certificate and commemorative certificate | Includes:
| From $93.30 |
| 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). | $57.50 |
| Change of name registration |
| $144.60 |
| Relationship registration | This fee:
A legal certificate is available for $57.50. | $258.90 |
| Revocation of a relationship | This fee:
A legal certificate is available for $57.50. | $87.10 |
| Alteration of record of sex in the Victorian birth register |
| $144.60 |
| Recognised details certificate | Fee for the certificate and registration of a non-Victorian born person's change of record of sex. | $125.60 |
| Addition of registrable information | Fee to add information to a Victorian birth record (e.g. father's details or same-sex parent's details). | $87.10 |
| Copy of the original registration document | - | $105.60 |
| 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. | $47.50 |
Read about refunds and fee waiver.
Postage
We send legal certificates by express post, for security.
All legal certificates are folded. This does not affect the certificate's validity as a legal document.
We send commemorative certificates by standard post. This is because they're not official identity documents.
Commemorative certificates will be sent to you in a protective cardboard mailing tube. This may not fit in all mailboxes.
Legal and commemorative certificates will arrive separately via Australia Post.
Postage within Australia
| Type of certificate | Postage and handling method | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Legal certificate | Express post | $10.40 |
Postage outside Australia
| Type of certificate | Postage and handling method | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Legal certificate | International express | $57.10 |
Go to Australia Post(opens in a new window) 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. | $57.50 |
| Uncertified historical image | Fee for an uncertified image of an historical birth, marriage or death certificate. Note:
| $20.00 |
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