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Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 2021

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86: Contents of name-change certificate

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"What's on a name-change certificate?"

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When you get a name-change certificate, it must have the information that is recorded about you in the registry. It must also have the information that the regulations say must be included in a name-change certificate. You can only get a name-change certificate if your birth is not registered under the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 2021. You can compare this to s 70B to see how it is similar.

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86Contents of name-change certificate

  1. A name-change certificate in respect of a person must contain the information—

  2. that is recorded in the registry in relation to the person; and
    1. that is required by regulations to be contained in a name-change certificate.

      1. A name-change certificate may be issued in respect of a person only if the person’s birth is not registered under this Act.

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