Post your completed application form with your certified documents and payment to:
Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages
PO Box 15188
CITY EAST QLD 4002
You can change your child’s first names with us once before their first birthday if they were born or adopted in Queensland.
You will need to use a different application form if you want to change their:
If your child was born or adopted in Australia but outside of Queensland, you need to apply to the interstate registering authority.
If your application is approved, you will need to change your child's name everywhere they are registered within the community.
You must provide:
Your application will not be approved if:
Detailed rules and requirements are outlined in our change of name and prohibited name policies.
To change your child’s first names before their first birthday, you must:
If both parents are shown on a child's birth certificate, we need both parents' consent to change the child’s name.
If you are a single parent, you can apply to change your child’s name if one of the following applies:
If you are a legal guardian (i.e. you have been appointed under the law of a state or the Australian Government), you can apply to change the child’s name if you have both:
Contact your nearest Queensland Magistrates Court for more information on getting an order.
To apply to change your child’s first names, you need to:
Fill in the change your child's first names application form
Post your completed application form with your certified documents and payment to:
Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages
PO Box 15188
CITY EAST QLD 4002
Visiting the Brisbane registry customer service centre at Level 32, 180 Ann Street, Brisbane and bring your completed application form, original proof of ID and supporting documents.
You will need to work out the total cost of your order and make sure you pay the correct amount. You can pay:
We will accept cash at the customer service centre but prefer contactless payments such as EFTPOS or credit card.
We do not accept personal cheques or cheques issued from outside Australia (in any currency).
Make Australian-drawn cheques and money orders payable to 'Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages'.
Item | Cost |
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Change your child’s first names before they turn 1 | $24.50 |
Official birth certificate (standard postage included) | $54.40 |
Commemorative birth certificate package (1 official birth certificate and standard postage included) | $70.70 |
Standard postage is included in the price when you order a certificate to be sent by mail.
You can choose to have your certificate sent by express or registered post for a fee.
Item | Cost |
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Express post | $7.45 |
Registered post | $5.55 |
International registered mail | $17.70 |
We value identity protection, so we recommend that you choose registered post to ensure the delivery of your certificate can be tracked and delivered to you more securely within Australia.
International registered mail is used for overseas deliveries. However, this can’t be tracked and signing on delivery is only available in some countries.
The fee you pay is for you to submit your application and for us to review it.
You will lose the fee paid if we refuse your application or you cancel it after we have started to review it.
Please read our refund policy.
Online: our general enquiry form.
By phone: local call* 13 QGOV (13 74 68)
International +61 7 3022 6100 (+10 hours UTC)
(Phone lines are open Monday–Friday, 8.30am–4.30pm)
*Costs may be higher from mobile phones and interstate.
If you can't complete the application form online, you can use the PDF application form and apply by post.
Get the changing your child's first names within a year of birth application form.