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I'm born here and a citizen, however I don't have a passport, nor a copy of a birth certificate yet I need to prove I have a right to work here for a job.

From my look on the gov site, I can use a passport to get my birth certificate or a birth certificate to get a passport. Neither of which is any bloody help.

Does anyone know what to do?

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Getting the birth certificate should be the easy one. You contact the office of births and deaths in the territory where you were born:

Weirdly, the best list of Australian agencies I can find is in New Zealand... go figure...

https://newzealand.embassy.gov.au/wltn/birth_certificates.html

So, just picking one at random, if you were born in NSW:

www.nsw.gov.au/births-deaths-marriages

Following the links through there...

https://www.nsw.gov.au/family-and-relationships/births/birth-certificates#proof

You must provide a least 3 forms of current identity, one of each from Categories 1, 2 and 3.

If you cannot provide proof of identity from Categories 1 and 2, you must still provide at least 3 forms of identity. At least two of these must be from Category 3.

If cannot meet these requirements, please contact us for further advice. 

Category 1

​If born in Australia:

An Australian birth certificate

Record of immigration status:

Citizenship certificate

New Zealand citizenship certificate together with passport

New Zealand birth certificate

Category 2

​Australia's driver's licence

Australian passport

Firearms licence

Foreign passport

Proof of age card

Category 3

​Medicare card

Centrelink or Department of Veterans Affairs card

Security/Crowd control licence

Tertiary education institution ID card

Category 4

​Recent utility account with current residential address (issued within last 3 months)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You need a birth certificate.... To get a birth certificate? Jesus

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Not as weird as you might think... say you're adopted, you have your re-issued birth certificate but want to get your OG birth certificate.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

It’s also probably the same boilerplate that’s shown to anyone that’s applying for a copy of a birth certificate, which might include a parent getting one for their minor child.