Certificates

Find out how to apply for an official or commemorative certificate, or order a replacement.

• Birth
• Marriage
• Civil partnership
• Change of name
• Death
• Correct a certificate

Order a certificate

Births, surrogacy and adoption records

• Register a birth
• Add the father to your child's birth registration
• Access adoption records
• Surrogacy
• Register a parentage or discharge order
• Note change of sex on your birth certificate

Register a birth

Register your bub—Our kids count

Learn more about closing the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander registration gap.

• For parents and carers
• Access to cultural recognition order records
• For community organisations
• Community visits
• Birthing Tree—Artii Nganthi

Find out more

Get married at the Brisbane registry

• Visit our Brisbane registry gallery
• How to get married at the Brisbane registry
• Get a letter of no record of marriage in Queensland
• Registering your marriage or civil partnership
• Follow the #brisbaneregistry on Instagram

Book your interview appointment now

Family history research

See what information is available and learn how you can access and order records.

• How to order historical records
• Download previous purchases Information you can access
• Hints and tips

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Changing a name

• Changing your name
• Changing your child’s first names before their first birthday or before they turn 18
• Note a change of name on your birth certificate
• Changing your family name after marriage, separation or divorce

Change your or your child’s name

Service providers

Create and submit official documents online for birth, death and marriage services.

Find out about being a service provider

Data and statistics

Life events in Queensland:

• Yearly life event statistics
• Access to birth, death and marriage data in certain situations

National data:

• Australian Death Check
• National death data
• Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Australasia

Learn about life event data

Changes to the law

When the new Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2023 commences, changes will apply to our current laws, application processes and rules.

Learn more about the changes