Victoria’s legal certificate, name-change and postage fees

Add the delivery charge to the product fee

The listed base price for an original or replacement legal certificate is AUD 59.10. For one standard legal certificate, the base plus listed express postage comes to AUD 69.70 within Australia or AUD 117.70 for international express. The registry says legal certificates are sent by express post for security. Source 1

A commemorative certificate is an additional item

The combined product starts at AUD 95.80 and includes one legal birth certificate and at least one commemorative design. The registry treats the legal certificate as the identity document. Legal and commemorative documents are sent separately, and the commemorative document uses standard post. Source 1 Source 2

Name registration bundles a certificate into the fee

The AUD 148.60 fee for registering a name change includes the AUD 89.50 nonrefundable registration fee and an AUD 59.10 legal certificate. The separately listed Deed Poll certificate concerns older name changes. For a name change after October 1986, BDM directs applicants to a birth or change-of-name certificate depending on place of birth. Source 1

A verification letter and a registration copy serve separate purposes

BDM lists an AUD 108.40 fee for a copy of an original registration and an AUD 48.70 fee for a verification letter. It may issue a verification letter when the applicant cannot show eligibility for a legal certificate and can demonstrate a legitimate need. Check which product the receiving organisation will accept. Source 1 Source 2

Sources

• Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria fee and postage schedule
• Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria birth certificate products and eligibility