For businesses and professionals who need to use BDM services.
You must select an account type when registering a new account. Before you register, check which type you need.
Individual account
| User of BDM services | BDM service |
|---|---|
| Doctor At one or more hospitals / medical practices | Medical certificate cause of death |
| Marriage celebrant | Marriage notification |
| Independent midwife | Birth notification |
| Legal practitioner Sole practice | Certificate orders |
Organisation account
To create an organisation account, you must have written authorisation from the CEO or similar position.
| Organisation | User of BDM services | BDM service |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital or birthing centre | Nurse/midwife at one or more hospitals | Birth notification |
| Hospital, aged care or similar facility | Administrative or records management staff | View cause of death for the facility |
| Funeral home | Funeral director (at one or more funeral homes) | Death registration |
| University, hospital | Researcher, PhD student | Research data |
| Legal firm | Legal practitioner | Certificate orders |
| Corporate, business or research organisation | Staff | Data services |
| Government department | Staff | Data services, certificate orders |
If you’re an employee of an organisation
If you need to use BDM services and you are NOT the authorised manager of the account, don’t register an account through this website. You must wait for an email invitation.
- Ask the person who manages your organisation account to add you as a ‘user’. They’ll need your name and email address.
- If you work for a large organisation and don’t know who manages the account, contact us.
Still not sure? Call us on 132 842 and select Option 3 (service partners). Calls to this option are answered within 15 minutes, and often faster.
Medical practitioners
Lodge electronic Medical Certificates of Cause of Death (MCCD) and Medical Certificates of Cause of Perinatal Death (MCCPD).
Funeral directors
Submit death registrations and order death certificates.
Hospitals and similar facilities
Hospitals with birthing units: submit individual birth notifications and view death certificates.Hospitals without birthing units: view death certificates.Nursing homes and residential aged care facilities: view death certificates.
Marriage celebrants
Create and submit marriage notifications and order marriage certificates.
Government agencies
Request certificates for events registered in Victoria. Registration is available to government and state-owned agencies (for example, State Trustees), who request certificates from us.
Business data extract
Request extracts from data of life events registered in Victoria.
Legal practitioners
Apply for certificates on your clients' behalf and track in real time.
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