From 1 July 2013 the State Central Authority (Department of Human Services, Intercountry Adoption Service) must cause a memorandum of an adoption, which was finalised in a Hague Convention country to be sent to the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages, who will then register the adoption. This will enable the Registrar to issue a birth certificate for the child when an application is made by the adoptive parent(s).

For those adoptions finalised after 1 July 2013, the practice will be for Department of Human Services Intercountry Adoption Service to send the memorandum soon after the child arrives in Victoria.

For Hague Convention adoptions finalised before1 July 2013, a parent or adult child will need to request the State Central Authority (DHS ICAS) to send a memorandum to Births, Deaths and Marriages. Proof of identity will be required.

The parent or child will then be able to apply for a birth certificate to be issued in line with other Victorians.