Correct a certificate

Request a review of the certificate

Fill in the details below to request a review of a certificate and a registry officer will contact you.

Please note: review requests are replied to in 2 to 5 business days.

1. Your contact details

   1. First name *
   2. Family name *
   3. Email *
   4. Contact number * Mobile preferred
   5. Acknowledgement

      * By using the following online service and providing an email address, I consent to the use of that email address for the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (RBDM) to provide me with an email copy of the certificate correction details I submit in this request. I understand that it is my responsibility to ensure that I have nominated a secure email address for RBDM to send the certificate correction details to. I acknowledge that it is my responsibility to ensure the security of that information upon receipt of it.
2. Your postal address

   1. Address line 1 *
   2. Address line 2
   3. Address line 3
   4. 1. Town, city or suburb *
      2. State or territory *
      3. Postcode *
3. Whose certificate needs to be reviewed?

   *

   1. • My own
      • My child's
      • Another person's
   2. Are you wanting us to review a historical index entry? An entry in the index about a historical record.
      *
      1. • Yes
         • No
4. Fill in the details of certificate to be reviewed below.
How are you related to the person the certificate is for? For example, I am their grandmother/uncle/child.
5. Details of certificate to be reviewed

   Please note: when the review has been done a registry officer will contact you.

   1. Type of certificate to be reviewed *

      • Birth
      • Change of name
      • Death
      • Marriage
      • Civil partnership

   Name of person on the certificate We only need the name of one partner for a marriage or civil partnership certificate.

   1. First name *
   2. Middle name(s)
   3. Family name *
   4. Date of event * dd/mm/yyyy
   5. Registration number * Top right-hand corner of the certificate (e.g. 2014/12345).
   6. Reference number * Find it on the back of the certificate, above the postal address. If there is no reference number, enter n/a.
   7. What information is incorrect or missing? *

      Please don't send us your credit card details through this form.

      Give us a brief idea of what is incorrect or missing and what it should be.