Regulations name: substituted, on 24 January 2009, by section 49(1) of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 48).

Catherine A Tizard, Governor-General

Order in Council

At Wellington this 4th day of September 1995

Present:
Her Excellency the Governor-General in Council

Note

The Parliamentary Counsel Office has made editorial and format changes to this version using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

Note 4 at the end of this version provides a list of the amendments included in it.

These regulations are administered by the Department of Internal Affairs.

Pursuant to section 88(1)(a) of the Births, Deaths, and Marriages Registration Act 1995, Her Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby makes the following regulations.

1	Title and commencement
1A	Interpretation
2	Fees
3	Amount of goods and services tax included
4	Revocation
	Schedule Fees to be paid under Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 2021 (inclusive of GST)
	Gazette Information
	Notes

Regulations

1 Title and commencement

(1)

These regulations may be cited as the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration (Fees) Regulations 1995.

(2)

These regulations shall come into force on the day after the date of their notification in the Gazette.

Regulation 1(1): amended, on 24 January 2009, by section 49(2) of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 48).

1A Interpretation

In these regulations, certificate means a birth certificate, death certificate, marriage certificate, civil union certificate, or name change certificate.

Regulation 1A: inserted, on 16 November 2006, by regulation 4 of the Births, Deaths, and Marriages Registration (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/329).

Regulation 1A: amended, on 25 January 2009, by regulation 4 of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2008 (SR 2008/413).

2 Fees

There shall be paid to the Registrar-General or, as the case requires, to a Registrar, for each of the matters specified in the Schedule, the fee specified for it in that schedule.

3 Amount of goods and services tax included

The fees prescribed by these regulations are inclusive of goods and services tax under the Goods and Services Tax Act 1985.

4 Revocation

The Births and Deaths Registration (Fees) Regulations 1989 (SR 1989/319) and Births and Deaths Registration (Fees) Regulations 1989, Amendment No 1 (SR 1993/220) are hereby revoked.

Schedule Fees to be paid under Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 2021 (inclusive of GST)

r 2

Schedule: substituted, on 3 October 2001, by regulation 3 of the Births, Deaths, and Marriages Registration (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2001 (SR 2001/297).

Schedule heading: amended, on 15 June 2023, by section 147 of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 2021 (2021 No 57).

Schedule heading: amended, on 24 January 2009, by section 49(2) of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 48).

No	Matter	Fee ($)
1	Search in respect of event under 1 name for a given year (plus year either side)	25.00
2	Continuation of search at the same time for each event under 1 name for each additional year	1.00
3	Inspection of any document	25.00
4	Copy of any document	25.00
5	Electronic printout of any document	25.00
6	Certificate other than a decorative certificate	33.00
6A	Decorative certificate (if available)	35.00
6B	Certificate and decorative certificate (if available) for the same birth, death, marriage, or civil union if both certificates are requested in the same application	55.00
7	Certified copy of deed poll	25.00
8	[Revoked]
9	Change of child’s name within 2 years of birth	55.00
10	Change of name	170.00
11	[Revoked]
12	Change of name in relation to marriage or civil union	55.00
13	Registering nominated sex	55.00
14	Verification of death of adopted person, adoptive parents, or adopted person’s natural parents	55.00
15	[Revoked]
16	Deposit of overseas death certificate	55.00
17	Statement of recorded information about an overseas death	25.00
18	Verification when correct year given of information contained in an entry	25.00
18A	Deposit of overseas divorce or dissolution certificate	55.00
18B	Request for statement whether certificate or information received in relation to overseas divorce or dissolution	25.00
19	[Revoked]
20	[Revoked]
21	[Revoked]
22	[Revoked]
23	[Revoked]
24	[Revoked]
24A	[Revoked]
25	[Revoked]
26	[Revoked]
27	[Revoked]
28	[Revoked]
29	[Revoked]
30	[Revoked]
31	[Revoked]

Schedule item 1: amended, on 22 May 2017, by regulation 4(a) of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2017 (LI 2017/78).

Schedule item 1: amended, on 24 January 2009, by section 49(2) of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 48).

Schedule item 3: amended, on 22 May 2017, by regulation 4(b) of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2017 (LI 2017/78).

Schedule item 4: amended, on 22 May 2017, by regulation 4(c) of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2017 (LI 2017/78).

Schedule item 5: replaced, on 22 May 2017, by regulation 4(d) of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2017 (LI 2017/78).

Schedule item 6: substituted, on 16 November 2006, by regulation 5 of the Births, Deaths, and Marriages Registration (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/329).

Schedule item 6: amended, on 22 May 2017, by regulation 4(e) of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2017 (LI 2017/78).

Schedule item 6A: inserted, on 16 November 2006, by regulation 5 of the Births, Deaths, and Marriages Registration (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/329).

Schedule item 6A: amended, on 22 May 2017, by regulation 4(f) of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2017 (LI 2017/78).

Schedule item 6B: inserted, on 16 November 2006, by regulation 5 of the Births, Deaths, and Marriages Registration (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/329).

Schedule item 6B: amended, on 22 May 2017, by regulation 4(g) of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2017 (LI 2017/78).

Schedule item 7: amended, on 22 May 2017, by regulation 4(h) of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2017 (LI 2017/78).

Schedule item 8: revoked, on 24 January 2009, by section 49(2) of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 48).

Schedule item 9: amended, on 22 May 2017, by regulation 4(i) of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2017 (LI 2017/78).

Schedule item 10: amended, on 22 May 2017, by regulation 4(j) of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2017 (LI 2017/78).

Schedule item 11: revoked, on 24 January 2009, by section 49(2) of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 48).

Schedule item 12: amended, on 22 May 2017, by regulation 4(k) of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2017 (LI 2017/78).

Schedule item 12: amended, on 26 April 2005, by regulation 3(1) of the Births, Deaths, and Marriages Registration (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2005 (SR 2005/83).

Schedule item 13: replaced, on 15 June 2023, by section 147 of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 2021 (2021 No 57).

Schedule item 14: amended, on 22 May 2017, by regulation 4(m) of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2017 (LI 2017/78).

Schedule item 15: revoked, on 24 January 2009, by section 49(2) of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 48).

Schedule item 16: amended, on 22 May 2017, by regulation 4(n) of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2017 (LI 2017/78).

Schedule item 17: amended, on 22 May 2017, by regulation 4(o) of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2017 (LI 2017/78).

Schedule item 18: amended, on 22 May 2017, by regulation 4(p) of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2017 (LI 2017/78).

Schedule item 18A: inserted, on 13 July 2023, by regulation 4 of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2023 (SL 2023/137).

Schedule item 18B: inserted, on 13 July 2023, by regulation 4 of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2023 (SL 2023/137).

Schedule item 19: revoked, on 24 January 2009, by section 49(2) of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 48).

Schedule item 20: revoked, on 24 January 2009, by section 49(2) of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 48).

Schedule item 21: revoked, on 24 January 2009, by section 49(2) of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 48).

Schedule item 22: revoked, on 24 January 2009, by section 49(2) of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 48).

Schedule item 23: revoked, on 24 January 2009, by section 49(2) of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 48).

Schedule item 24: revoked, on 24 January 2009, by section 49(2) of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 48).

Schedule item 24A: revoked, on 24 January 2009, by section 49(2) of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 48).

Schedule item 25: revoked, on 24 January 2009, by section 49(2) of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 48).

Schedule item 26: revoked, on 24 January 2009, by section 49(2) of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 48).

Schedule item 27: revoked, on 24 January 2009, by section 49(2) of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 48).

Schedule item 28: revoked, on 24 January 2009, by section 49(2) of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 48).

Schedule item 29: revoked, on 24 January 2009, by section 49(2) of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 48).

Schedule item 30: revoked, on 24 January 2009, by section 49(2) of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 48).

Schedule item 31: revoked, on 24 January 2009, by section 49(2) of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 48).

Marie Shroff,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2019.

Date of notification in Gazette: 7 September 1995.

Notes

1 General

This is a consolidation of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration (Fees) Regulations 1995 that incorporates the amendments made to the regulations so that it shows the law as at its stated date.

2 Legal status

A consolidation is taken to correctly state, as at its stated date, the law enacted or made by the legislation consolidated and by the amendments. This presumption applies unless the contrary is shown.

Section 78 of the Legislation Act 2019 provides that this consolidation, published as an electronic version, is an official version. A printed version of legislation that is produced directly from this official electronic version is also an official version.

3 Editorial and format changes

The Parliamentary Counsel Office makes editorial and format changes to consolidations using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. See also PCO editorial conventions for consolidations.

4 Amendments incorporated in this consolidation

Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2023 (SL 2023/137)

Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 2021 (2021 No 57): section 147

Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2017 (LI 2017/78)

Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2008 (SR 2008/413)

Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 48): section 49

Births, Deaths, and Marriages Registration (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/329)

Births, Deaths, and Marriages Registration (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2005 (SR 2005/83)

Births, Deaths, and Marriages Registration (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2001 (SR 2001/297)

Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration (Fees) Regulations 1995