Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Regulation 2024
sec.8Noting change of name other than by registration— Act , s 35
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sec.8 Noting
change of name other than by registration— Act , s 35
For section 35(7)(b) (i) of the Act , the following documents are prescribed— a certificate from a registering authority that evidences the person’s change of name; a copy of a deed poll registered in Queensland or another State that evidences the person’s change of name; a court order that approves the person’s change of name or otherwise evidences a change of the person’s name. If a document is a copy, the document must be certified by a qualified witness as being a true copy of the original document. (sec.8-ssec.1) For section 35(7)(b) (i) of the Act , the following documents are prescribed— a certificate from a registering authority that evidences the person’s change of name; a copy of a deed poll registered in Queensland or another State that evidences the person’s change of name; a court order that approves the person’s change of name or otherwise evidences a change of the person’s name. (sec.8-ssec.2) If a document is a copy, the document must be certified by a qualified witness as being a true copy of the original document.
- (a) a certificate from a registering authority that evidences the person’s change of name;
- (b) a copy of a deed poll registered in Queensland or another State that evidences the person’s change of name;
- (c) a court order that approves the person’s change of name or otherwise evidences a change of the person’s name.