Apply for Cultural Recognition Order

 Adult and Child Application Form

This form is used by adults who have a Cultural Recognition Order made by their Birth Parents and Cultural Parents. 

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The Benefits

  • Eliminate legal obstacles for cultural families.
  • Secure parental rights and responsibilities as cultural parents raising children.
  • Legally register cultural children in the name of their cultural parents.
  • Reduce generational trauma through inappropriate revelations of the practice

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Privacy/Confidentiality

If you make an enquiry or submit an application your information is kept private and confidential. Section 102 of the Act states an administrator must not, directly or indirectly, disclose confidential information unless the disclosure is permitted under subsection (2) or (3).

The Act states that an administrator is permitted to disclose confidential information other than information that the administrator knows is of a secret or sacred nature, to another person—

  • under this Act; or
  • if the disclosure is otherwise required or permitted by law;
  • or if the person to whom the information relates consents to the disclosure; or
  • if the disclosure is in a form that does not identify the person to whom the information relates.


This means the Commissioner might provide you with information about you and that the Commissioner can provide details on a Cultural Recognition Order to persons specified under the Act – specifically the Registrar, Births, Deaths and Marriages.