Am I eligible to change my name in Australia?Certificates of Name Change are issued by the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (RBDM) in your home state. Whilst the law changes from state to state, generally speaking you are eligible to change your name if you fit into one of the following circumstances:You were born in AustraliaYou were....
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Medicare benefits can be paid to either husband or wife if both names are on the same Medicare card. Changing the name on your Medicare card should be done in person if you are putting both names, plus any children, on the same card.
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Name change for children is quite common and can occur for a number of reasons: children may take a new surname as parents divorce or marry, spelling mistakes on birth certificates may be corrected or adopted children may take a new family name.
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Changing your name by deed poll is no longer applicable in Australia. This process is now handled by the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages and is simply known as a change of name.
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