Changing your name
If you have changed your name and you want to change it on your driver licence and vehicle registration you will need to visit a motor registry and complete an Adjustment of Records form (RTA form 1021, available to download from the box at the bottom of this page).
You will also need to produce the original of one of the following documents:
- A marriage certificate # (Commemorative Certificates are not accepted).
- A divorce decree (bearing the name being reverted to).
- A deed poll * registered with the relevant authority.
- A change of name certificate issued by the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
- A birth certificate showing the name at birth and the new name (Commemorative Certificates are not acceptable).
- A document showing evidence of change of name registered in the Land Titles Office.
In addtion to an acceptable change of name document, you must provide a Full proof of identity (POI) document showing the 'original' name; or a List 1 POI document showing the 'original' name and a List 2 POI document showing the 'original' or 'new' name.
Your identity and change of name documents should show a clear link between your names.
# For NSW Marriage Certificates, the RTA only accepts those issued by the NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages to support a change of name. You can get the certificate either by calling the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages on 1300 655 236 or visiting their website. When applying for a replacement licence, NSW Marriage Certificates issued by churches or celebrants will also be accepted where the married name is already on RTA records.
If you were married outside of NSW, a Marriage Certificate from a celebrant or church is also acceptable.
* Since 1 April 1996, the NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (BDM) has assumed responsibility for registering all name changes in NSW. To provide evidence of a name change made after 1 April 1996, a Change of Name Certificate from BDM is required. The NSW Land Titles Office no longer registers Deeds Poll or Instruments Evidencing Change of Name.
For more information use the related link to Proof of identity or pick up a copy of the brochure Proof of Identity - How to prove who you are to the RTA from any RTA motor registry or contact the RTA by phone 13 22 13 (+61 2 4920 4020 for international callers) or by email to the Customer_Service_Centre@rta.nsw.gov.au.
Changing your address
If you change your address, you must notify the RTA within 14 days. You can notify your change of address by:
Changing your gender
If you have changed your gender and you want to change it on your driver licence, you will need to visit a motor registry and complete an Adjustment of Records form (RTA form 1021, available to download from the box at the bottom of this page).
Along with the completed form and any proof of identity documents you need to provide, you will also need to provide one of the following documents:
- A Birth Certificate showing your new gender, or
- A medical certificate confirming that surgery was successfully completed, from either the surgeon/clinic where the gender reassignment surgery was conducted, or from any Australian registered medical practitioner.
To change your name, please refer to the advice provided in the section 'Changing your name', above.
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