Requirements
Proof of ID (identification)
Copies of proof of ID documents sent to us by post with your application must be certified as a true and correct copy by a qualified witness—don't send original proof of ID by post. If you apply in person at a counter, customer service officers are able to sight your original proof of ID.
If you currently live overseas, you may use the local equivalent for the ID items listed. If your overseas ID is not in English, you need to provide a translation from a translator certified by the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI).
You must provide 3 forms of current ID:
- 1 from each category below
OR
- 2 from Community ID and 1 from the Home address evidence categories below.
We value fraud prevention—do not provide credit or debit cards as proof of ID.
All forms of ID must either be:
- current—document has an expiry date.is valid , and not past the expiry date
OR
- recent—document does not have an expiry date, and was issued no more than 6 months before being submitted to us.
Types of ID (categories)
Personal ID
- Australian photo driver licence
- Australian passport
- Overseas passport
- Adult proof of age card (formerly 18+ card)
Community ID
We value fraud prevention—do not provide credit or debit cards as proof of ID.
- Medicare card
- Concession or health care card
- Student ID
- School or other educational report from the last 12 months
- Salary advice or payslip
- Private health provider ID card
- Defence force or police service identification card
- Australian firearms licence
- Document of identity issued by the passport office
- Naturalisation, citizenship or immigration certificate
- Birth certificate (does not expire)
- Security guard or crowd control licence
- Government employee photo ID
- Blue card
Home address evidence
Only provide the page with your name and current home address details. If the home address evidence provided is older than 6 months, we may still accept it.
- Utility account—such as gas, electricity, home phone
- Rent or lease agreement
- Rates notice
- Vehicle registration or driver licence renewal notice from the last 12 months
- Official letter from other government service providers (not us)
- Electoral enrolment document
- Insurance policy notice from the last 12 months
Evidence of residency
Evidence must show you have lived at Queensland addresses covering the period of time stated for the service you want. The letter should:
- be dated and signed by
- your current employer
- your doctor
- your educational institution
- the Australian Electoral Commission
- your accountant
- your financial institution or bank manager
- your real estate agent
- state how long you have lived in Queensland
- state how long the person or organisation has known you
- be written on their letterhead.
Evidence of residency
Evidence must show your child has lived at Queensland addresses covering the period of time stated for the service you want. The letter should:
- be dated and signed by your child's
- day care
- school
- doctor
- employer.
- state how long they have lived in Queensland
- state how long the person or organisation has known your child
- be written on their letterhead.
Certified and translated identity documents
Certify identity documents with a:
- Justice of the Peace
- commissioner for declarations
- barrister or solicitor
- notary public
Translating and interpreting services
For documents not in English, you must provide a translation from a translator certified by the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI).
Fees
Application fees
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| Change of name (includes 1 birth or change of name certificate) | $205.90 |
Urgent application fee
You can pay an additional $96.40 fee to get your application processed urgently.
Postage fees
Standard postage is included in the price when you order a certificate to be sent by mail.
You can request to have your certificate posted by express or registered post for a fee.
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| Express post | $8.55 |
| Registered mail | $8.10 |
| International registered post | $18.55 |
Certified and translated identity documents
The copies of the documents you provide must be certified by a qualified Justice of the Peace or another authorised person.
For documents not in English, you must provide a translation from a translator certified by the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI).
Prohibited name
The Registrar-General may refuse to register a name that is:
- obscene
- offensive
- too long
- not in public interest
- a statement (e.g. Save Mother Earth).