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Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 2021

Registration of information - Name changes - Registration of name change in marriage and civil union record

73: Person may request name change be included in marriage or civil union record

You could also call this:

"You can ask to update your marriage or civil union record with a new name."

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You can ask for a name change to be added to your marriage or civil union record. This can happen if you get married or enter a civil union and then change your name. You need to have your name change registered in your birth record or name change record first. You can make this request to the Registrar-General if your name has changed. If you have died, the other person in the marriage or civil union can make the request. You can make the request at the same time as you apply to change your name, or you can do it separately. You will need to pay a fee if one is required when you make the request. You can find more information by looking at the relevant laws. The laws about name changes are important to follow when you get married or enter a civil union.

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Name changes: Registration of name change in marriage and civil union record

73Person may request name change be included in marriage or civil union record

  1. Subsection (2) applies if, during the course of a marriage or civil union,—

  2. the name of a person who is a party to the marriage or civil union changes; and
    1. the change is registered in the person’s birth record or name change record.

      1. The person whose name has changed (or, if the person has died, the other party to the marriage or civil union) may request the Registrar-General to register the name change in the record relating to the marriage or civil union.

      2. The request—

      3. may be made at the same time as an application for a name change is made under 69; and
        1. must be accompanied by the prescribed fee (if any).

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