Maternity staff and midwives
Maternity staff and midwives can let us know about new births in their facility online.
By law, you submit notification of a birth within 2 days of the child's birth.
This system is free and easy to use.
Existing users
What you can do online
Approved service providers can:
- submit single birth notifications (or batches) to us electronically
- receive status updates
- receive fast updates about any issues we have with a notification.
How to become an online service provider
To sign up as an online service provider you need a QGov account.
Learn more by reading the step-by-step guide.
Sign up for QGov account holders
To apply for access to the system, you need to:
- Read the roles and responsibilities agreement.
- Log in with your QGov account.
- Complete your online service provider details.
- Wait for us to confirm your access to the system.
Create a QGov account and sign up
To create a QGov account and sign up as an online service provider, you need to prove your identity. You will only need to do this once.
- Read the roles and responsibilities agreement.
- Have your proof of ID, email and mobile phone nearby.
- Complete the online service provider sign up process
- Create a QGov account
- Enter the confirmation code we send to your email account
- Complete your online service provider details.
- Wait for us to confirm your access to the system.
Documents needed
To prove your identity online, you need to provide 100 points of ID that are Australian or state-issued documents.
If you do not have 100 points of Australian or state-issued document to prove your identity online, please email BDMserviceprovider@justice.qld.gov.au.
What happens next
We will be notified that you have submitted a sign-up request and will verify your details.
You will receive an email and SMS confirming that you have been approved for access within 2 business days of when we receive your sign-up request.
Look for the links to the roles and responsibilities and the user guide in the confirmation email.