Yes I'm British from birth and his Mum is Australian. So you are saying I can directly apply for his passport without the citizenship application?

The information I got from the Passport website suggested otherwise, not that I hold much faith in their system.

Thanks for your reply

Hi Hope somebody on here can shed some light on my questions, I'm finding the Home Office website no use at all. I'm a British citizen in a defacto relationship with an Australian and we have a child born here in Australia. I wish to register him as a British citizen. I'm using form MN1 but I'm ...