Legislation, policies and practices

BDM's Access Policy outlines the restriction periods for event records held by BDM, who can apply for access, and the conditions they must meet for BDM to grant access.

The Deceased indicator policy outlines when and why a deceased status is applied to a Victorian birth certificate.

The Feedback and complaints practice outlines the difference between feedback and a complaint, how to contact BDM, what response you will receive and the timelines for responding.

If you’re experiencing Financial hardship, you can ask the Registrar not to charge the fee for certain certificates or registrations. This is called a fee waiver.

The Registrar may decide to waive fees in specific circumstances.

The Name dispute policy outlines the options available to parents who disagree about their child's name (at the time of birth registrations), and the steps BDM will take to register the child's birth when the child's parents disagree about the name/s of the child.

The Naming restrictions policy sets out what names are prohibited and the approach BDM takes when making a decision about whether to register a name.

BDM's Privacy policy outlines what information BDM collects, why we collect it, what we do with it and how we protect it.

Find out what proof of identity you need to provide when applying for a certificate, and how to provide it.

This policy outlines the requirements for documents that are translated to English.

The Third party authority page outlines how a person can authorise someone else to access their information - for example, their birth or marriage certificate.