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New South Wales - Register Change of Name

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ProcedureEdit

  • Print and complete the application form, then mail to the Registry or deliver them to a Registry office in person along with your identification.
  • Identification must be included with your application.
NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages
Amendments Section
GPO Box 30
SYDNEY NSW 2001



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Required DocumentsEdit

  • You must establish proof of your current name and all other names ever used with evidence such as: marriage certificates, divorce papers, deed poll documents, change of name certificates, etc.
  • Photo identification must be provided. If you have not supplied official photo identification such as a passport or driver licence you must provide one passport sized photo and a guarantor must complete the section on page 5 of the statutory declaration.
  • One form of identification must confirm your current residential address
  • All documents must be current and additional identification or information may be requested.
  • Please provide the following document
    • New South Wales birth certificate
  • You should also provide at least one of the following documents
    • Current Australian drivers licence
    • Current Australian passport or foreign passport
    • Current NSW Roads and Maritime Services ID card
    • Current Firearms licence
  • And you should also provide at least one of the following documents
    • Medicare card showing applicants name
    • Current credit/debit card or ATM card or bank passbook in applicants name
    • Current Centrelink card in applicants name
    • Current Australian Department of Veterans Affairs card
    • Current Australian security guard licence or crowd control licence
    • Current Australian tertiary education institution ID card



Office Locations & ContactsEdit

Contact Details

Within Australia
The Registry's Call Centre is open
Monday to Friday (9.00am to 5.00pm).
Tel: 1300 655 236
TTY: (02) 9354 1371 (for the hearing impaired)
Regardless of where you are calling from in Australia, you will only be charged a local call.
Outside Australia
Tel: +61 (2) 9354 1370 (call charges will apply)
Email (A Customer Service Officer will respond to your inquiry.)
http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/emailUs.htm

Registry Office Locations visit an office in person.

Sydney (http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/sydney.htm)
Postal Address
NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages
GPO Box 30
SYDNEY NSW 2001
Physical Address
35 Regent Street
Chippendale
SYDNEY NSW 2008
Office Hours: Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 4.30pm
Call Centre Hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm
Telephone: 1300 655 236
Location: The Sydney office is located on Regent Street, between Lee Street and Broadway. The Registry is closer to Lee Street.
Parramatta (http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/parramatta.htm)
Physical Address
Justice Precinct Offices
160 Marsden Street
Parramatta NSW 2150
Office Hours: Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 4.30pm
Call Centre Hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm
Telephone: 1300 655 236
Location
The Parramatta office is located on the Ground Floor of the Parramatta Justice Precinct, on the corner of George, Marsden and O'Connell Streets, Parramatta .
Wollongong (http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/wollongong.htm)
Physical Address
2/74 Kembla Street
Wollongong NSW 2500
Office Hours: Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 4.30pm
Call Centre Hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm
Telephone: 1300 655 236
Location
The Wollongong office is located on Kembla Street, between Crown and Market Streets
Newcastle (http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/newcastle.htm)
Physical Address
95 Tudor Street
HAMILTON NSW 2303
Office Hours: Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 4.30pm
Call Centre Hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm
Telephone: 1300 655 236
TTY: (02) 9354 1371
Location
The Registry is located on the ground floor of The Boulevarde, on the corner of Beaumont and Tudor Streets, Hamilton.



EligibilityEdit

  • You are eligible to have your name changed in NSW if:
    • Your birth is registered in NSW or
    • You were born overseas and have been resident in NSW for three (3) consecutive years immediately prior to your application or
    • Your birth is not registered in NSW and a protection order has been made to protect you and/or your children from domestic violence.

Persons restricted from changing their name in NSW

  • The Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1995 restricts certain classes of persons from changing their name without the permission of a supervising authority. It also restricts people from making a change of name on behalf of a restricted person. Restricted persons are:
    • An inmate of a correctional centre.
    • A person on remand.
    • A parolee.
    • A periodic detainee.
    • A person who is subject to a supervision order.
    • A forensic patient.
    • A correctional patient.

Exemptions to these restrictions are:

  • Persons who have been convicted of an offence under a law of the Commonwealth.
  • Persons who are the subject of a warrant under the Commonwealth Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 and are in a correctional centre pursuant to a punishment imposed under that Act.
  • Persons who are detainees within the meaning of the Commonwealth Migration Act 1958 and who are held in a correctional centre.
  • Persons who are in the keeping of a correctional officer under section 250 of the Crimes (Administration of Sentences Act) 1999.
  • Persons who are a former serious offender because of the commission or alleged commission of an offence under a law of the Commonwealth.



FeesEdit

  • Change of Name (adult/child) includes a standard certificate
    • Standard: $166.00
    • Urgent: $212.00



ValidityEdit

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever



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Processing TimeEdit

  • Change of Name
    • Non Urgent: 8 weeks
    • Urgent: 8 weeks



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InstructionsEdit

  • The Registry records official changes of name for adults and children (under 18 years).
  • Only eligible person can apply for name change.
  • The Land Titles Office no longer registers Deed Polls or Instruments Evidencing Change of Name.

Certificates

  • Change of Name includes registration fee and either a Birth or Change of Name Certificate.
  • You must return all of your original certificates with your application including any NSW Birth or NSW Change of Name Certificates and extracts.

Adult Change of Name

  • If you were born in NSW
    • You receive a Birth Certificate or a Change of Name Certificate.
    • To purchase both, please add $42.00 to your fee.
    • Your birth registration will be amended and will include details of any previous names used.
  • If born overseas
    • You receive a NSW Change of Name Certificate

Child Change of Name

  • If your child was born in NSW
    • You receive a Birth Certificate or a Change of Name Certificate.
    • To purchase both, please add $42.00 to your fee.
    • The child's birth registration will be amended to include change of name. Parents' names are not changed.
  • If child born overseas
    • You receive a NSW Change of Name Certificate
  • If a person alters their name or uses an additional or other name with the intention to act fraudulently or with an intention to deceive or in any other way that contravenes the law, they may be subject to criminal proceedings.

Change of Name Interviews

  • To organise a Change of Name interview, please phone 1300 655 236 to arrange an appointment. Alternatively, the Registry accepts applications by mail.



Required InformationEdit

Applicant Details

  • Family Name
  • Given Name
  • Contact and Postal Address
  • Daytime Phone Number
  • Other Phone Number

Details of Certificate required

  • Current Family name
  • Current Given Name
  • Date of Birth
  • Place of Birth
  • Gender



Need for the DocumentEdit

The Registry records official changes of name for adults and children (Less than 18 years).



Information which might helpEdit

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Other uses of the Document/CertificateEdit

Birth, Death, Marriage Certificates can be used as proof of identity and other legal benefit.



External LinksEdit

New South Wales Government Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Attorney General and Justice Change of Name http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/changeName/registerChangeofName.htm

Registry Offices in Australia. http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/links/links.htm



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