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The registration of vital events (birth, deaths, marriages, adoptions, etc.) and the provision of certificates is the responsibility of the Registrars and Registrars-General for each of the eight different state and territorial governments in Australia. Birth registration is compulsory in each state/territory. Regarding cost, for example, in Victoria there is no fee for birth registration, but there is a fee for the issuance of certificates.
Each state or territory is also required to submit vital statistical information to the Australian Bureau of Statistics which produces dis-aggregated data for key statistics users, including the Commonwealth Department of Health and the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
Ms Linda Fardell, Program Manager, Health and Disability Statistics, Australian Bureau of Statistics
Ms Linda Fardell, Program Manager, Health and Disability Statistics, Australian Bureau of Statistics
![]() | Goal 1. Universal civil registration of births, deaths and other vital events |
Goal 1 Targets:
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Goal 2. All individuals are provided with legal documentation of civil registration of births, deaths and other vital events, as necessary, to claim identity, civil status and ensuing rights |
Goal 2 Targets:
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Goal 3. Accurate, complete and timely vital statistics (including on causes of death) are produced based on registration records and are disseminated |
Goal 3 Targets:
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Goal 1. Universal civil registration of births, deaths and other vital events |
Goal 1 is an expression of the internationally accepted principle of the universal coverage of civil registration. The CRVS system should register all vital events occurring in the territory and jurisdiction of the country or area, including among hard-to-reach and marginalized populations.
National Targets:
BASELINE
201496%
MIDTERM
201796%
TARGET
202499%
MIDTERM
2018100%
TARGET
202499%
TARGET
202499%
baseline
2014100%
MIDTERM
2017100%
baseline
2014100%
MIDTERM
2018100%
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Goal 2. All individuals are provided with legal documentation of civil registration of births, deaths and other vital events, as necessary, to claim identity, civil status and ensuing rights |
Goal 2 reflects that CRVS systems provide legal documentation of civil registration to individuals and families for legal and administrative purposes. Legal documentation is strongly linked with a broad range of rights and activities, in particular legal identity. This goal addresses the distinction between the civil registration of a vital event and the possession of formal proof that it took place, in the form of legal documentation.
National Targets:
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Goal 3. Accurate, complete and timely vital statistics (including on causes of death) are produced based on registration records and are disseminated |
Goal 3 highlights the critical importance of civil registration being linked to the production and quality assurance of vital statistics on the occurrence and characteristics of vital events.
National Targets:
TARGET
Target achieved
TARGET
Target achieved
Note: This target was not monitored as part of the Midterm Questionnaire on the Implementation of the Regional Action Framework for CRVS in Asia and the Pacific.
baseline
2014100%
TARGET
Target achieved
baseline
20110.8%
MIDTERM
20181.4%
Note: In light of recent countries’ experiences, Verbal autopsy is not encouraged to be applied to a large population scale, but rather on a representative sample. To reflect this, Target 3E is not anymore monitored by the coverage percentage of Verbal autopsy, but by the use or not of Verbal autopsy and its different applications.
baseline
2014No
MIDTERM
No
TARGET
Target achieved
TARGET
Target achieved
TARGET
Target achieved

National Coordination Mechanism
Status in Australia: Complete

Comprehensive Assessment
Status in Australia: Complete

National Targets for 2024
Status in Australia: Complete

Monitoring & Reporting Plan
Status in Australia: Complete

Inequality Assessment
Status in Australia: Complete

National Strategy
Status in Australia: Complete

National Focal Point
Status in Australia: Complete

Reporting to ESCAP - Baseline
Status in Australia: Complete

Reporting to ESCAP - Midterm
Status in Australia: Complete
The registration of vital events (birth, deaths, marriages, adoptions, etc.) and the provision of certificates is the responsibility of the Registrars and Registrars-General for each of the eight different state and territorial governments in Australia. Birth registration is compulsory in each state/territory. Regarding cost, for example, in Victoria there is no fee for birth registration, but there is a fee for the issuance of certificates.
Each state or territory is also required to submit vital statistical information to the Australian Bureau of Statistics which produces dis-aggregated data for key statistics users, including the Commonwealth Department of Health and the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
Ms Linda Fardell, Program Manager, Health and Disability Statistics, Australian Bureau of Statistics
Ms Linda Fardell, Program Manager, Health and Disability Statistics, Australian Bureau of Statistics