Why isn’t my laminated birth certificate accepted as an original ID?
The Guidelines on the Marriage Act 1961 for Marriage Celebrants are very specific that the authorised celebrant must see all the original documents prior to the marriage ceremony.
Many authorities now use imbedded heat sensitive security in documents (e.g. NSW Birth certificates) A laminated copy renders the security in effective and so invalidates the document and there is often now a warning in fine print on the document, to that effect.
A laminated copy therefor may not be accepted as an original and it may be necessary to obtain a new original.
