BMD's for Australia (General)

by cmfenton , Ferndown, Dorset, Saturday, October 01, 2011, 09:43 (4809 days ago) @ ritamclean

In most Australian states you can purchase (by credit card) a copy of an entry or access to an image that you can download. There are restrictions on the dates at which the details become available, typically 100 years for births, 75 years for marriages and 30-50 years for deaths.
Several of the states now have warnings against using an organisation called "Certificate Express" for example:
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The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages has recently been notified about an online service named "Certificate Express".

“Certificate Express” is not endorsed or affiliated in any way with the Victorian Registry. The Victorian Registry does not provide services through this organisation.

Official Victorian birth, death and marriage certificates can ONLY be obtained from the Victorian Registry. We recommend customers ONLY use certificate application forms available from this website.
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My personal experience with NSW has been most satisfactory - similarly with New Zealand where one request for certificate details was delivered to the UK in less than a week.

Regards

-Colin