1	Title
2	Commencement
3	Principal regulations
4	Regulation 3 amended (Amount of goods and services tax included)
5	Schedule replaced
	Schedule Schedule replaced
	Explanatory note
	Administrative Information

Regulations

1 Title

These regulations are the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2026.

2 Commencement

These regulations come into force on 18 June 2026.

3 Principal regulations

These regulations amend the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration (Fees) Regulations 1995.

4 Regulation 3 amended (Amount of goods and services tax included)

In regulation 3, replace “inclusive” with “exclusive”.

5 Schedule replaced

Replace the Schedule with the Schedule set out in the Schedule of these regulations.

Schedule Schedule replaced

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Schedule 1 Fees

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Table 1—Fees payable for various matters on or after 18 June 2026 and before close of 15 June 2027

No	Matter	Fee ($)
1	Search in respect of event under 1 name for a given year (plus year either side)	22.61
2	Continuation of search at the same time for each event under 1 name for each additional year	0.87
3	Inspection of any document	22.61
4	Copy of any document	22.61
5	Electronic printout of any document	22.61
6	Certificate other than a decorative certificate	30.43
7	Decorative certificate (if available)	32.17
8	Certificate and decorative certificate (if available) for the same birth, death, marriage, or civil union if both certificates are requested in the same application	50.43
9	Certified copy of deed poll	22.61
10	Change of child’s name within 2 years of birth	50.43
11	Change of name	156.52
12	Change of name in relation to marriage or civil union	50.43
13	Registering nominated sex	50.43
14	Verification of death of adopted persons, adoptive parents, or adopted person’s natural parents	50.43
15	Deposit of overseas death certificate	50.43
16	Statement of recorded information about an overseas death	22.61
17	Verification when correct year given of information contained in an entry	22.61
18	Deposit of overseas divorce or dissolution certificate	50.43
19	Request for statement whether certificate or information received in relation to overseas divorce or dissolution	22.61

Table 2—Fees payable for various matters on or after 16 June 2027 and before close of 15 June 2028

No	Matter	Fee ($)
1	Search in respect of event under 1 name for a given year (plus year either side)	24.35
2	Continuation of search at the same time for each event under 1 name for each additional year	0.87
3	Inspection of any document	24.35
4	Copy of any document	24.35
5	Electronic printout of any document	24.35
6	Certificate other than a decorative certificate	32.17
7	Decorative certificate (if available)	33.91
8	Certificate and decorative certificate (if available) for the same birth, death, marriage, or civil union if both certificates are requested in the same application	53.04
9	Certified copy of deed poll	24.35
10	Change of child’s name within 2 years of birth	53.04
11	Change of name	165.22
12	Change of name in relation to marriage or civil union	53.04
13	Registering nominated sex	53.04
14	Verification of death of adopted persons, adoptive parents, or adopted person’s natural parents	53.04
15	Deposit of overseas death certificate	53.04
16	Statement of recorded information about an overseas death	24.35
17	Verification when correct year given of information contained in an entry	24.35
18	Deposit of overseas divorce or dissolution certificate	53.04
19	Request for statement whether certificate or information received in relation to overseas divorce or dissolution	24.35

Table 3—Fees payable for various matters on or after 16 June 2028

No	Matter	Fee ($)
1	Search in respect of event under 1 name for a given year (plus year either side)	25.22
2	Continuation of search at the same time for each event under 1 name for each additional year	0.87
3	Inspection of any document	25.22
4	Copy of any document	25.22
5	Electronic printout of any document	25.22
6	Certificate other than a decorative certificate	33.91
7	Decorative certificate (if available)	35.65
8	Certificate and decorative certificate (if available) for the same birth, death, marriage, or civil union if both certificates are requested in the same application	56.52
9	Certified copy of deed poll	25.22
10	Change of child’s name within 2 years of birth	56.52
11	Change of name	173.91
12	Change of name in relation to marriage or civil union	56.52
13	Registering nominated sex	56.52
14	Verification of death of adopted persons, adoptive parents, or adopted person’s natural parents	56.52
15	Deposit of overseas death certificate	56.52
16	Statement of recorded information about an overseas death	25.22
17	Verification when correct year given of information contained in an entry	25.22
18	Deposit of overseas divorce or dissolution certificate	56.52
19	Request for statement whether certificate or information received in relation to overseas divorce or dissolution	25.22

Rachel Hayward,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Explanatory note

This note is not part of the regulations but is intended to indicate their general effect.

These regulations, which come into force on 18 June 2026, amend the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration (Fees) Regulations 1995. The amendments specify the fees payable for various matters during the following periods:

on or after 18 June 2026 and before the close of 15 June 2027; and
on or after 16 June 2027 and before close the of 15 June 2028; and
on or after 16 June 2028.

Regulatory impact statement

The Department of Internal Affairs produced a regulatory impact statement on 19 February 2026 to help inform the decisions taken by the Government relating to the contents of this instrument.

A copy of this regulatory impact statement can be found at—

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2019.

Date of notification in Gazette: 21 May 2026.

These regulations are administered by the Department of Internal Affairs.

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