Western Australia
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1998
Births, Deaths and Marriages
Registration Regulations 1999
Reprint 1: The regulations as at 28 January 2005
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at 28 January 2005
Western Australia
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration
Regulations 1999
CONTENTS
1.
2.
3.
4.
Citation
Commencement
Definition
Fees
1
1
1
2
Notes
Compilation table
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Western Australia
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1998
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration
Regulations 1999
1.
Citation
These regulations may be cited as the Births, Deaths and
Marriages Registration Regulations 1999 1.
2.
Commencement
These regulations come into operation on the day on which the
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1998 comes into
operation 1.
3.
Definition
In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears —
“5 year search” means a search about a particular registrable
event that is conducted in the Register, an index to the
Register or both in respect of a period of 5 consecutive
years or less.
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4.
Fees
The fees set out in column 2 of the Table to this regulation are
payable in respect of the corresponding matters in column 1 of
the Table.
Table
Item
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
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Matter
Certified copies, certificates, extracts and
searches
Certified copy of a registration other than one
provided under item 2 or 3 of this Table (includes
one 5 year search).
Commemorative certificate (includes one 5 year
search and the issue of a standard certified copy of
the registration).
Certified copy of a registration at least 60 years
old if the applicant provides the registration
number and identifies the registration district.
Extract of an entry in a register of births, deaths or
marriages (includes one 5 year search).
Certified copy of portion of adoptee’s birth
registration that does not refer to the adoption or
the birth parents.
Each 5 year search (other than a 5 year search
referred to in item 1, 2 or 4 of this Table).
Result of search certificate.
Registrations and changes to the Register
Registration of birth if the birth registration
statement is lodged more than 12 months after the
birth.
Registration of change of name.
Addition to, or correction of, information in the
Register.
Change to a child’s name within 12 months of
birth.
Fee
$40.00
$50.00
$30.00
$40.00
$40.00
$25.00
$25.00
$35.00
$140.00
$35.00
$35.00
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Item
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
Matter
Notation of change of name in the entry relating
to a birth if the application is made after the
change of name is registered.
Miscellaneous
Priority service, in addition to any other fee.
Microfiche set containing consolidated birth,
death and marriage index records — 1841-1905.
Compact disk containing birth, death and
marriage index records — 1841-1905.
Microfiche set containing death index records
1906-1953
1954-1965
1966-1970
1971-1980
Microfiche set containing marriage index records
1906-1930
1931-1953
1954-1965
Fee
$35.00
$30.00
$140.00
$205.00
$100.00
$35.00
$20.00
$40.00
$35.00
$55.00
$35.00
[Regulation 4 amended in Gazette 1 Sep 2000 p. 5010-11
(correction in Gazette 8 Sep 2000 p. 5188); amended in Gazette
30 Jul 2002 p. 3529; 1 Jul 2003 p. 2662-3; 29 Jun 2004
p. 2531-2.]
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Notes
1
This reprint is a compilation as at 28 January 2005 of the Births, Deaths and
Marriages Registration Regulations 1999 and includes the amendments made by
the other written laws referred to in the following table. The table also contains
information about any reprint.
Compilation table
Citation
Gazettal
Commencement
Births, Deaths and Marriages
Registration Regulations 1999
12 Mar 1999
p. 1163-5
14 Apr 1999 (see r. 2 and
Gazette 9 Apr 1999 p. 1433)
Births, Deaths and Marriages
Registration Amendment
Regulations 2000
1 Sep 2000
p. 5010-11
(correction
8 Sep 2000
p. 5188)
1 Sep 2000
Births, Deaths and Marriages
Registration Amendment
Regulations 2002
30 Jul 2002
p. 3529
30 Jul 2002
Births, Deaths and Marriages
Registration Amendment
Regulations 2003
1 Jul 2003
p. 2661-3
1 Jul 2003 (see r. 2)
Births, Deaths and Marriages
Registration Amendment
Regulations 2004
29 Jun 2004
p. 2531-2
1 Jul 2004 (see r. 2)
Reprint 1: The Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Regulations 1999 as at
28 Jan 2005 (includes amendments listed above)
By Authority: JOHN A. STRIJK, Government Printer