Editing Name change (section)

=== Australia ===
[[File:Western_Australia_Change_of_Name_Certificate.jpg|thumb|left|A Certificate of Change of Name issued by Western Australia.]]
Individuals may legally change their name through the [[States and territories of Australia|state and territory]] governments of Australia according to state or territory laws and regulations via agencies generally titled "Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages".<ref name="BDMR-Aus">{{cite web |url=http://www.australia.gov.au/information-and-services/family-and-community/births-deaths-and-marriages-registries |title=Births, deaths and marriages registries |website=Australian Government |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315160643/https://info.australia.gov.au/information-and-services/family-and-community/births-deaths-and-marriages-registries |archive-date=March 15, 2022}}</ref> Exceptions exist for some states such as restricted persons (e.g. jail inmate)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/Pages/change-of-name/change-of-name.aspx |title=NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages |date=January 21, 2020 |website=New South Wales Government|access-date=July 13, 2021}}</ref> and in some states, changes may only be made once a year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.qld.gov.au/law/births-deaths-marriages-and-divorces/changing-your-name/changing-your-name/ |title=Changing your name – Your rights, crime and the law |website=State of Queensland}}</ref> A state/territory's RBDM typically has jurisdiction over changes of name for people born in that state or territory, and for people born overseas now residing in that state or territory. Residents born interstate must typically apply to the Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages (RBDM) of their birth jurisdiction for a change of name, though there are exceptions.<ref name="BDMR-Aus"/>

If a person's birth or adoption was registered in Australia, the change will also be noted (in most cases) on the person's birth or adoption registration, and in some states or territories, the name change can be evidenced either through a re-issued [[Birth certificate#Australia|birth certificate]] if born in Australia and/or "Change of Name Certificate". Transgender residents born overseas may receive a [[Recognised details certificate|recognised details certificate or identity acknowledgment certificate]]. These certificates are recognised secure [[Identity documents of Australia|identity documents]] and can be verified electronically through the [[Attorney-general of Australia]]'s Document Verification Service.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ag.gov.au/RightsAndProtections/IdentitySecurity/Pages/DocumentVerificationService.aspx |title=Document Verification Service |website=Attorney-General's Department |access-date=April 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170321081501/https://www.ag.gov.au/RightsAndProtections/IdentitySecurity/Pages/DocumentVerificationService.aspx |archive-date=March 21, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>