Family & Bereavement Forms

In the ACT, executors apply to the Probate Registry of the Supreme Court of the ACT for a Grant of Probate or Letters...

The ACT Childrens Court (within the Magistrates Court) hears applications by Child and Youth Protection Services (CYPS)...

You must register your baby's birth with NSW Births Deaths and Marriages within 60 days of the birth. Registration is...

Register your baby with Victorian BDM within 60 days of birth. Registration is free and is done online via the BDM...

Queensland law requires you to register your baby with QLD BDM within 60 days of birth. Registration is free; a birth...

Register your baby's birth with SA Births Deaths and Marriages (part of Consumer and Business Services) within 60 days...

Register your baby with WA BDM within 60 days of birth. Registration is free; certificate copies are a separate order....

Register your baby with Tasmanian BDM within 60 days of birth. Registration is free; certificate copies are a separate...

Register your baby with ACT BDM (Access Canberra) within 60 days of birth. Registration is free; birth certificates...

Register your baby with NT Births Deaths and Marriages within 60 days of birth. Registration is free; birth...

A birth certificate is separate to birth registration — registration is the legal record, the certificate is the...

In NSW, cemetery and crematorium operators are licensed by Cemeteries and Crematoria NSW under the Cemeteries and...

Victoria divides public cemeteries into Class A (large metropolitan trusts — Greater Metropolitan, Southern...

Queensland public cemeteries are operated mostly by local councils under the Local Government Act 2009 (QLD) and the...

In SA, cemetery operators are typically councils, the Adelaide Cemeteries Authority (covering West Terrace, Cheltenham,...

The Metropolitan Cemeteries Board operates the eight Perth-region public cemeteries (Karrakatta, Pinnaroo, Fremantle,...

Apply to Services Australia (Child Support) to assess how much child support one parent must pay to the other after...

If your circumstances mean the standard formula gives an unfair result — e.g. high private school fees, extra costs for...

If you disagree with a Services Australia child support decision — assessment, change of assessment, parentage, or care...

A complaint is different to an objection — use a complaint when you are unhappy with the way Services Australia handled...

If your child was born overseas to at least one Australian citizen parent, your child can become an Australian citizen...

A child under 16 who is a permanent resident can apply for Australian citizenship by conferral on Form 1300t. Unlike...

If you (or your child) are an Australian citizen by birth or descent and need formal evidence (e.g. for a passport...

A child under 18 applies for an Australian passport on Form PC8. Both parents (or all people with parental...

Use Form B-11 when not all people with parental responsibility can give consent for a child's passport — e.g. one...

In NSW, a cremation requires Form 6 — Application for Cremation, signed by the next-of-kin and lodged with the...

In Victoria, the Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2003 (VIC) requires an Application for Cremation (signed by senior...

In Queensland, the Cremations Act 2003 (QLD) requires Form 1A — Application for Cremation — signed by the senior...

When a body needs to be transported interstate or internationally (repatriation), federal and state health regulations...

You apply to NSW BDM for an official death certificate. The funeral director normally registers the death within 7...

Victorian death certificates are issued by BDM Victoria. The funeral director lodges the death registration; once...

QLD BDM issues death certificates after the funeral director registers the death. Any next-of-kin, executor, or person...

SA death certificates are issued by Consumer and Business Services (CBS), which houses the Births, Deaths and Marriages...

WA death certificates are issued by the WA Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (part of the Department of...

Tasmanian death certificates are issued by Births, Deaths and Marriages TAS, part of the Department of Justice. Apply...

ACT death certificates are issued by the Registrar-General's Office. Apply once the funeral director has lodged the...

NT death certificates are issued by the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (NT Department of Attorney-General and...

NSW does not require a specific licence to operate a funeral business, but funeral providers must comply with the...

Victoria regulates funeral providers via the Australian Consumer Law (Victoria) plus the voluntary Funeral Directors...

In Queensland, anyone who SELLS funeral benefit plans (pre-paid funerals) must hold a Funeral Benefit Business Licence...

South Australia regulates funeral providers under the Burial and Cremation Act 2013 (SA). There is no general funeral...

WA does not licence funeral directors specifically, but funeral businesses must comply with the Cemeteries Act 1986...

Tasmania regulates the funeral industry under the Burial and Cremation Act 2002 (TAS) and Australian Consumer Law...

In the ACT, funeral providers must register with the ACT Public Cemeteries Authority to access bookings at the three...

The Northern Territory regulates funerals under the Cemeteries Act 1952 (NT) and Burial and Cremation Act provisions....

When someone dies, the executor must notify the ATO so that future correspondence is redirected, the deceased's tax...

If your partner, child, or someone you cared for died, Centrelink may pay a Bereavement Payment to help with immediate...

When someone dies their super fund pays out a "death benefit" (the account balance plus any insurance attached). This...

When a death occurs through Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD), specific certification rules apply: the cause of death is...

Certificate III in Funeral Operations (SIF30119) is the entry-level vocational qualification for funeral directors,...

Embalming is a specialist post-mortem skill — chemical preservation of the body for viewing or international transport....

Certificate IV in Funeral Services (SIF40119) and Diploma of Funeral Services Management (SIF50219) are the higher...

Add your newborn (or adopted/fostered child) to your Medicare card so they can access bulk-billed GP visits,...

A child aged 15 or older can have their own Medicare card separate to a parent's, so they can manage their own GP...

The Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) records every vaccination given to anyone in Australia. Schools, daycare...

If your child has missed scheduled vaccinations (e.g. moved from overseas, or under-vaccinated), the National...

The NSW Children's Court Care and Protection List hears applications by Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) for...

The NSW Coroner investigates reportable deaths — sudden, unexpected, suspicious, in custody, in care, or where cause is...

In the NT, executors apply to the Probate Office of the Supreme Court of the NT (Darwin or Alice Springs registries)...

NT Coroners Court (a division of the Local Court) investigates reportable deaths under the Coroners Act 1993. Inquest...

Register a legal change of name for a child under 18 with NSW BDM. Both parents (or all guardians) must consent unless...

Register a legal change of name for a child under 18 in Victoria with VIC BDM. Both parents must consent unless a court...

Register a legal change of name for a child under 18 in Queensland with QLD BDM. Both parents must consent (or a court...

For SA, WA, TAS, ACT and NT, register a child's change of name through the local BDM. Each state requires both parents'...

A Customer Reference Number (CRN) is the unique identifier Services Australia uses for every person — your child needs...

A Working with Children Check (WWCC) is required for paid and unpaid work with under-18s — sports coaches, scout...

If you want to use Family Day Care (FDC) for your kids, you choose an approved FDC service that links you with a...

Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) provides Before School Care, After School Care, Vacation Care and Pupil Free Day care...

A Grant of Probate is a Supreme Court order that gives the executor named in a Will the legal authority to deal with...

In Victoria, the executor named in a Will applies to the Supreme Court of Victoria Probate Office for a Grant of...

In Queensland, executors apply to the Supreme Court of QLD for a Grant of Probate under the Succession Act 1981 and...

When someone dies without a valid Will (intestate) in NSW, the next-of-kin applies for Letters of Administration...

In Victoria, when there is no Will the next-of-kin applies for Letters of Administration through the Supreme Court of...

In Queensland, when there is no Will the next-of-kin applies to the Supreme Court of Queensland for Letters of...

A Coronial Inquest is a public inquiry into the cause and manner of death. In NSW, the Coroner must investigate...

The Coroners Court of Victoria investigates reportable deaths under the Coroners Act 2008 (VIC). Family members can...

The Coroners Court of Queensland investigates reportable deaths under the Coroners Act 2003 (QLD). Family members are...

The QLD Childrens Court hears child protection applications by Department of Child Safety, Seniors and Disability...

The QLD Coroners Court investigates reportable deaths under the Coroners Act 2003. State Coroner is based in Brisbane...

In SA, executors apply to the Probate Registry of the Supreme Court of SA for a Grant of Probate (when there is a Will)...

Enrol your child in a NSW public (government) primary or high school. Most children attend their local in-area school,...

Enrol your child in a Victorian government (public) school. Children typically attend their designated neighbourhood...

Enrol your child in a Queensland state (public) school. Most children attend their local catchment school based on...

Enrol your child in a South Australian government (public) school. Children typically attend their zoned local school....

Enrol your child in a Western Australian public school. Most children attend their local intake-area school based on...

For Tasmania, ACT and Northern Territory, enrol via the relevant state/territory Education Department. Each operates a...

Catholic schools are run by Diocesan Catholic Education Offices, not the state government. Each diocese has its own...

Independent schools are non-government, not-for-profit schools — Anglican, Uniting, Christian, Jewish, Islamic,...

In TAS, executors apply to the Probate Registry of the Supreme Court of Tasmania for a Grant of Probate or Letters of...

In TAS, the Coroners Court is part of the Magistrates Court (Coronial Division). State Coroner is in Hobart with...

The Family Division of the VIC Children's Court hears child protection cases brought by Department of Families,...

The Coroners Court of Victoria investigates reportable deaths under the Coroners Act 2008. Family members can lodge a...

In WA, executors apply to the Probate Office of the Supreme Court of WA for a Grant of Probate. Letters of...