Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Regulation 2025

Remake of the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Regulation 2017

The Department of Communities and Justice is seeking feedback on the remake of the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Regulation 2017. 

What's this about?

The Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Regulation 2017 is proposed to be remade with amendments. The proposed Regulation will make minor changes to provisions relating to the collection of information, indexation of fees and specific fee units and will insert new provisions to implement the new scheme for registering a change of sex under the Equality Legislation Amendment (LGBTIQA+) Act 2024.

A Regulatory Impact Statement has been prepared which sets out the objectives, costs and benefits of the proposed Regulation.

Please see the Regulatory Impact Statement for further information.

There are two documents you can read to help you understand the proposed changes. They are available in PDF using the links below:

• Births, deaths and marriages regulation 2025 - proposed regulation (PDF, 243.2 KB)
• Regulatory impact statement - births, deaths and marriages registration regulation 2025 (PDF, 207.5 KB).

Have your say

Have your say by 5.00pm, Friday 23 May 2025.

Submissions can be made by:

• Email: policy@justice.nsw.gov.au
• Mail: Director, Civil Justice, Vulnerable Communities and Inclusion, Policy, Reform and Legislation Branch, Department of Communities and Justice, Locked Bag 5000, Parramatta, NSW, 2124.