Births
Birth registration and birth certificate services are provided by the NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages.
NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages – Births
NSW Digital Birth Certificate
The NSW Digital Birth Certificate is now available for people aged 16 to 21 who were born in NSW, and who hold a NSW Photo Card or NSW Driver Licence.
Find out more about the NSW Digital Birth Certificate
Relationships
- Refer to the NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages website for information about getting married in NSW.
- Refer to the NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages website for information about registering a relationship in NSW.
- To get proof of a divorce order, you will need details about where and when your divorce was granted and finalised: request a proof of divorce order
Change your official details or record
These services are provided by the NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages. The links will take you to information on their website.
- Name changes and corrections
- Change of name (how to officially change your name in NSW)
- Change of sex
Change your name with NSW Government agencies
Find out what you need to do to change your name or to update your name on your NSW licences, registrations or other NSW Government records.
Change or update your name with NSW Government agencies
Changing contact details for government services
- Change contact details on NSW Government services
- Changing contact details after someone has died
- Support for people experiencing domestic and family violence
- Australian passports and visas
Deaths, wills and deceased estates
Find the services and processes you need when someone has died, when you’re making or managing a will or handling a deceased estate.
- Find services —Deaths, wills and deceased estates
Out-of-home care records
Statutory out-of-home care (OOHC) is when the Children’s Court has made an order allocating parental responsibility for a child or young person to the Minister for Community Services. The order requires the child or young person to live with a person who is not their parent in a place which is not their parental home, such as foster or residential care.
The Office of the Childen's Guardian oversees statutory out-of-home care and adoption services in NSW, helping to keep children safe when they're unable to live at home.
Placement of a child or young person may be organised through Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) or an accredited non-government agency.
- Access your out-of-home care records
- Information on statutory out-of-home care and adoption (Office of the Children's Guardian)
- Information, resources, tools and frequently asked questions for young people in OOHC and parents with kids in OOHC —Out-of-home care (DCJ)