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Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1995
27Application to register change of adult’s name
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27 Application to register change of adult’s name
27 Application to register change of adult’s name
An adult person may apply to the Registrar, in a form approved by the Registrar, for registration of a change of the person’s name if—
(a) the person’s birth is registered in the State, or
(b) the person was born outside Australia, the person’s birth is not registered in Australia and the person has been resident in the State for at least 3 consecutive years immediately preceding the date of the application.
s 27: Subst 2009 No 59, Sch 1 [1].