Name changes and corrections

Learn how to change your surname after marriage in Australia for free.

You can take your spouse's surname or add it to your own, without paying the fee for registering an official name change.

Learn how to officially change your name in NSW. Find out who can apply, what you need, how to apply, fees and processing times.

If you have already changed your name with the NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, you can apply for a new or replacement change of name certificate.

Apply to correct an error on your birth, death, marriage or change of name certificate.

You can apply to add or remove a parent’s details on a child’s birth registration that occurred in NSW.

Find out who is eligible for a change of sex, how to apply, fees and processing times.

A simple way to find all the information you need to update government agencies about your change of name.

Find out about the restrictions around registering a name in NSW, and why some names may not be accepted by the Registry.