Register for our online services

Submit or request records of births, deaths, marriages and other life events in Victoria.

Who should register

Registration is required for businesses and professionals who, as part of their work:
- Submit birth, death or marriage data to us - for example hospitals, medical practitioners, independent midwives, marriage celebrants and funeral directors.
- Request certificates or data from us - such as courts, other government agencies, adoptions agencies and legal practitioners.
BDM can only act on notifications and/or requests from registered users. This protects the reliability and security of our state's records.

What you'll need to do

During registration we'll ask you for the following information:

Your details

You'll be asked for details such as:

Name
Business name and address
Contact details
Professional registration number (if your profession has one) - for example:
- Medical practitioners: AHPRA number
- Marriage celebrants: celebrant number/code

Proof of identity

You'll need to provide details from one identity document issued by an Australian government.

This may include:

Birth certificate
Passport
Driver licence
Medicare card.

You don't need to get certified copies or scan it.

Accept the terms and conditions

We'll ask you to:

Depending on the role, accept the:
- Terms and conditions for stakeholder users
- Terms and conditions for stakeholder representatives
Both sets of terms and conditions can apply to you.
Set a username and password

Confirmation of success

We will:

Verify your details and identity
Email you to confirm you're successfully registered

Not a registered user?

If you don't have a user account, you won't be able to send us notifications (such as births, deaths or marriages) or requests (such as certificates or data). You must have a user account regardless of whether you interact with us:

Online
Over the phone
By mail.

Updated 16 October 2024