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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

74: Registration of new names in marriage or civil union information

You could also call this:

"Changing your name after marriage or civil union"

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You can ask to change your name in a marriage or civil union record. The Registrar-General must register the new name if you make this request, as stated in section 73. This means your new name will be updated in the record.

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

74Registration of new names in marriage or civil union information

  1. The Registrar-General must, if a request is made to register a name change in a record relating to a marriage or civil union in accordance with section 73, register the name change in the record.

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