Active and Creative Kids vouchers
Freedom to play
The NSW Government is helping with the cost of sport, recreation, creative and cultural activities with $50 Active and Creative Kids vouchers.
Voucher 1 2026 is now available. If you have not used voucher 2 2025, you can use this together with the new voucher before 14 July 2026 for a combined total of $100.
Family and relationships information
Marriages
Apply for a marriage certificate or plan your wedding ceremony at one of our welcoming venues.
Births
Register your baby within 60 days of the birth. It's free and the hospital doesn’t do it for you. After you register your baby, you can apply for a birth certificate.
Deaths
When someone dies, you will need to provide information to your funeral director so they can register the death.
Latest family and relationships updates
Ministerial media release
The ‘Rural Women’s Network Skills Roadshow’ around regional New South Wales is back by popular demand in 2026, with more than $52,000 in additional funding from the Minns Labor Government.
Ministerial media release
For the first time in over two decades, foster and kinship carers across NSW have received a 20 per cent increase to their care allowance, as part of the Minns Labor Government’s landmark reforms to strengthen support for carers and vulnerable children in out-of-home care (OOHC).
Prime Minister, Governor Beazley, Archbishop Fisher, Rabbi Elton, members of the diplomatic corps, including Ambassador Maimon, religious leaders, in particular, president of the Jewish Board of Deputies, David Ossip.
Ministerial media release
More women and children escaping violence in the Liverpool LGA will have access to safe refuge from this week, with the Minns Labor Government officially opening a new refuge in the area.
Ministerial media release
During this year’s 16 Days of Activism to End Gender-Based Violence, the Minns Labor Government is shining a spotlight on the abuse of older women and women with disability.
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Recent family and relationships publications
Policy and guidance
Find out if you can apply to access information held by the Registry relating to births, deaths, marriages, changes of name, changes of sex, registered relationships, adoptions, and surrogacy arrangements in NSW.
Guideline, Fact sheet, Procedure
Find out about asking for an internal review if you disagree with a decision made by the NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages. Read information on the process, how we handle your request, and the possible outcomes.
Policy
Find out about the NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages policy for correcting information.
Policy
Find out about the restrictions around registering a name in NSW, and why some names may not be accepted by the Registry.
Fact sheet
This factsheet provides information about Youth Justice New South Wales Remand Intervention and Bail Services.