News in Brief

New BDM Certificates Available

Australia’s new Births, Deaths and Marriages (BDM) Certificates have been launched nationally and are now available to the public.

State governments around the country are promoting the new design – which was created by the Note Printing Australia (NPA) Design Team – with a particular focus on the increased security of the certificate to prevent identity fraud. Feedback received from BDM registries indicate the new certificate is a welcome improvement to Australia’s Life Event Certificate family.

As the Minister responsible for the BDM program, the Attorney General will visit NPA’s Passports Print Room, when restrictions ease, to meet the Operations Management and the BDM Team and to view the new certificate as it comes off the press.