Birth registration and certificate information
       Birth registration 
       and 
       certificate information
        
       ACCESS CANBERRA
       May 2017
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        Birth registration and certificate information
        Content
        Introduction....................................................................................................................3
        How to lodge your birth registration form......................................................................3
        Getting a birth certificate...............................................................................................3
        Further information........................................................................................................3
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         Birth registration and certificate information
         Introduction
         Have you just had a baby?
         Complete the Birth Registration Statement Form provided by the hospital.
         How to lodge your birth registration form
         You can lodge it in the following two ways:
           1. Post to:
             Access Canberra
             GPO Box 158
             Canberra ACT 2601 or
           2. Lodge in person:
             At an Access Canberra Service Centre located in Belconnen, Gungahlin, Tuggeranong 
             or Woden.
         Getting a birth certificate
         To apply for a birth certificate at the same time, complete the ‘Birth Certificate Order’ section
         of the Registration Statement Form.
         Current fees and processing times are available by searching ‘birth registration’ at 
         www.act.gov.au/accessCBR (Note: Gungahlin and Belconnen Services Centres are electronic 
         payments only.)
         Requests for certificates lodged by post can be paid for by credit card, cheque or money 
         order.
         Birth certificates will be sent by registered post to the person listed as the informant on the 
         Registration Statement Form.
         Further information
         Contact Access Canberra on 13 22 81 or visit www.act.gov.au/accessCBR
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        Birth registration and certificate information
        Accessibility
        The ACT Government is committed to making its information, services, events and venues as 
        accessible as possible.
        If you have difficulty reading a standard printed document and would like to receive this 
        publication in an alternative format such as large print, please contact Access Canberra 
        through the online feedback form on the website at www.act.gov.au/contact or phone 
        13 22 81. 
        If you are deaf, or have a hearing or speech impairment, contact us through the National 
        Relay Service. For more information, visit: www.relayservice.gov.au/.
        If English is not your first language and you require a translating and interpreting service, 
        please phone 13 14 50.
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