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Question

Is a copy of my original birth certificate considered certified? If not how do I go about getting a certified copy??? Problem is need it first thing tomorrow morning and its already 9.30 pm...****!

Answer 1

Your original full birth certificate is the one you need, it doesnt need to be certified by anyone, and even a photocopy isnt going to work... If you live in the city, then go to the Birth, Deaths, Marriages registrar and ask them for a copy, it only takes 10mins and $20... You cant get one from the court house, you can only apply for one...

Answer 2

if u have like a little slip thing then its only an extract of ur birth certificate and u have to buy the full one n its like 20 bucks but most people dont have them and u only really need them for your passport and stuff but otherwise i think it is ok to just have that and yea i think its certified lol im rambling on now but i think it depends on wat u need it for...=)

hope that helped

Answer 3

If it is a photocopy of your birth certificate - you will need to have it certified by a justice of the peace for it to be certified.

If you need it urgently - have a look in the yellow pages for a justice of the peace or drop into a magistrate's court early in the morning. All justice of the peace services are free.

Answer 4

wow, there's nothing like leaving it to the last minute. good luck, try the j.p. option

Answer 5

Police stations and most post offices will have a JP where you can get it certified.

Answer 6

A copy is not certified unless it has been signed by a JP.

Take the copy and the original to either a GP, pharmacist, post office, police station or look up for a JP in your area http://jp.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/public/welc...

Answer 7

Take your copy of your Birth Cert to your local Police Station, then ask for, and sign, a Statuatory Declaration that yours is a True and Faithfull copy of the Original, and have the S.D. countersigned by the Police Officer in Charge. You will be legally held to have been telling the truth. Use the S.D. and copy of your B.C. to help obtain your passport or whatever. Don't try and falsify!

Answer 8

Take the birth certificate to a Seven Eleven or somewhere there is a photocopier, if you don't already have a copy.

Find an all-night pharmacy and get the pharmacist to stamp and sign the copy as a certified copy.

GO! GO! GO! Go now!

UPDATE: Sorry, you have to take the original to the pharmacy, too.

Answer 9

A "certified copy" means one that a JP (Justice of the Peace) has certified as being a true and accurate facsimile.  Many major suburban shopping centres have volunteer JPs on duty at different times throughout the week to provide this sort of service, as well as witnessing contracts and declarations and that sort of thing.  Only problem is, they need to sight both the copy AND the original before they will certify the copy.  They will then stamp the copy and sign the stamp with their name and JP ID number.

Answer 10

Call the Births, Deaths and Marriages Department of your local Court House they will be able to give you the factual information you require.

If what you have is an original and not a copy of your full Birth Certificate (not an extract) then that's all you need.