Births, Deaths and Marriages registers and maintains Tasmanian birth, death, marriage, relationship and change of name records. It also issues certificates and provides information to approved applicants. Before you start the online application for a certificate, have your details and evidence ready to upload and submit. You must register the birth of your baby with Births, Deaths and Marriages as soon as possible after they are born.
When a person dies in Tasmania the death must be registered with Births, Deaths and Marriages as soon as possible. Anyone can access a birth record more than years old, a death record more than 25 years old and a marriage record more than 75 years old registered in Tasmania. Your significant relationship does not have to be registered to be recognised, but you may find it useful to have a certificate to prove that your relationship exists in emergency situations or when dealing with government agencies.
You do not need to register a relationship in Tasmania if you have already formalised a relationship in another Australian state or territory or overseas. Please note: when you begin the online application, you will be unable to save the application and return to it later.
Your application will expire after 30 minutes of inactivity and you will need to start again, so BEFORE you start, have the following information ready to upload for each party:. If you are unable to complete the relationship registration form online, please contact Births, Deaths and Marriages on for a paper copy. You can let Births, Deaths, Marriages know the date of your ceremony, and we will register your relationship on that date. The date chosen must be at least 28 days after you have lodged your application to register a relationship.
You can apply for a special certificate to use at your ceremony. The following information is completed on the day of the ceremony:. View sample decorative certificates. If you need more details, contact Births, Deaths and Marriages. Use the Withdrawal of application to register or revoke a relationship if you need to withdraw an application you have already lodged. There is no fee for this application, but you will not be refunded the original revocation fee. Use this form if you need to prove that a party to a relationship has received legal advice about the advantages and disadvantages of entering into a personal relationship or separating.
