Types of accounts

For businesses and professionals who need to use BDM services.

You must select an account type when registering a new account. Before you register, check which type you need.

Individual account

Individual users and services they may access
User of BDM services	BDM service
Doctor At one or more hospitals / medical practices	Medical certificate cause of death
Marriage celebrant	Marriage notification
Independent midwife	Birth notification
Legal practitioner Sole practice	Certificate orders

Organisation account

To create an organisation account, you must have written authorisation from the CEO or similar position.

Types of organisations, their users, and services they may access
Organisation	User of BDM services	BDM service
Hospital or birthing centre	Nurse/midwife at one or more hospitals	Birth notification
Hospital, aged care or similar facility	Administrative or records management staff	View cause of death for the facility
Funeral home	Funeral director (at one or more funeral homes)	Death registration
University, hospital	Researcher, PhD student	Research data
Legal firm	Legal practitioner	Certificate orders
Corporate, business or research organisation	Staff	Data services
Government department	Staff	Data services, certificate orders

If you’re an employee of an organisation

If you need to use BDM services and you are NOT the authorised manager of the account, don’t register an account through this website. You must wait for an email invitation.

Ask the person who manages your organisation account to add you as a ‘user’. They’ll need your name and email address.
If you work for a large organisation and don’t know who manages the account, contact us.

Still not sure? Call us on 1300 369 367 and select Option 3 (service partners). Calls to this option are answered within 15 minutes, and often faster.

Related services

Medical practitioners

Lodge electronic Medical Certificates of Cause of Death (MCCD) and Medical Certificates of Cause of Perinatal Death (MCCPD).

Funeral directors

Submit death registrations and order death certificates.

Hospitals and similar facilities

Hospitals with birthing units: submit individual birth notifications and view death certificates
Hospitals without birthing units: view death certificates
Nursing homes and residential aged care facilities: view death certificates

Marriage celebrants

Create and submit marriage notifications and order marriage certificates.

Government agencies

Request certificates for events registered in Victoria. Registration is available to government and state-owned agencies (for example, State Trustees), who request certificates from us.

Business data extract

Request extracts from data of life events registered in Victoria.

Legal practitioners

Apply for certificates on your clients' behalf and track in real time.