Freebirth - birth certificate lodgement and baby bonus questions

[Lisa]

I got a phone call this afternoon in regards to Lucinda's birth certificate.
Because Lucinda was born at home unassisted by any medical staff we apparently now need to lodge stat decs. The BD&M lady did tell me they need one for the address that she was born at and also for her being born.

I'm just wondering what type of things we should have written on the stat dec? When it is sent out to us, will it have certain questions we will answer?

Also, I am yet to receive baby bonus even though we lodged online while I was still pregnant. I was told it could take up to 3 weeks to come through. Lucinda is 4 weeks old tomorrow. Could the delay be due to the birth certificate stuff or should that not matter as we have already lodged paperwork and we showed the blue book and other info we got from the midwives?

This is all very new and confusing to me. I hope someone out there can help
TIA.

[LionsandBears]

Didn't a midwife turn up afterwards? Can't they sign off the birth? Have you seen any other medicos since? Maybe they can sign off. I mean, you have a baby - she came from somewhere

I'm surious about the stat dec about the place of birth. Would a utility bill do?

Otherwise see here for info on doing a stat dec.

ETA - I just reread you birth story. I'd talk to the hospital about getting someone there to sign off the birth.

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

Did you end up going to hospital for checks after her birth hun.. sorry i'm having a mental blank.
After DD1's birth the hospital still provided the normal documentation it just stated she was born before arrival and they filled everything else out, we didn't have to sign anything.

[Nelle]

I wonder if it was something the hospital overlooked? I birthed at home, but still did the paperwork at the hospital. Maybe having an ambulance involved makes a difference (did you have an ambulance? Sorry I can't see, I'm on my phone).

[Lisa]

We went to the hospital by ambulance afterwards and as far as I knew everything was signed off. We went home 3 hours later and were visited by midwives for 3 days. We lodged the birth certificate about a week or so after Lucinda was born. I have no idea why there is a problem to be honest.

ETA - Considering I also went through the ante natal clinic at the hospital right up until 2 weeks before she was born, surely they can also verify that I was indeed pregnant. Meh. I won't assume anything until I get the stat dec stuff and see what I can do.

Thanks so much everyone for your help.

[LionsandBears]

A doc should have signed off the paperwork on the back page. Rather than having to do a stat dec, would it be easier to go back to hospital and get them to fill in the right paperwork?

[Lisa]

Maybe they forgot some paperwork as there was definitely no where on the birth certificate form for a Dr to sign off on. I remember saying that to my DH and I couldn't remember if our other childrens forms were the same. I know that a midwife or Dr signed off on forms for centrelink but that's all.

[briggsy's girl]

i believe the birth register has to have specifics on it as to location of birth. given the hospital would have signed off saying baby was born, but their details (stamped etc) wouldn't have matched the location details, you would need to verify the address. if the stat dec paperwork arrives and doesn't say what they need from you, call BDM to verify what it is they want

as to the c'link side of things, it is generally about 3 weeks from lodging paperwork to payments starting, but given the volume of staff that were helping with flood and cyclone claim processing, there may be a delay in getting payment to you as they clear up the backlog of claims