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Register a change of name (South Australia): completion guide

Link to the South Australian page Register a change of name. The fee for an adult or a child is $322.00, and $144.00 where a court or tribunal orders the change. The page says declaration, not statutory declaration. The online form was not opened.

Kind: Form. A form to complete, or a guide to completing an official one.
Where it applies: South Australia
AI use: Yellow You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
Law stated as at: 22 October 2026
Status: Maintained. Checked on 22 October 2026 against the official form at sa.gov.au and the 2 authorities it cites, for South Australia.
Version: 1
Source: Link to the official form. Licence: © Attorney-General's Department (SA). Link only: use the current sa.gov.au change-of-name service each time; do not copy or adapt it.

Where this comes from

The official form is published by sa.gov.au; this page is a completion guide. Last checked on 2026-10-22.

When to use it

Use on a family file when a name is to be registered in South Australia, including a child's name, or when the page's marriage rule is in issue. An Australian marriage in which a partner's surname is taken, or the pre-marriage surname is resumed, does not need CBS registration. The tool does not write the declaration or the reason.

Used for these tasks

Each task page says how far AI may help with the task and what the lawyer must review.

How AI may be used

AI may check eligibility, the marriage exception, and the fee the page states. The lawyer writes the declaration and the reason, and checks the application before it is lodged.

AI may

Check birth in South Australia, or the overseas-birth residence test the page states
Flag an Australian marriage surname change, which the page says does not need CBS registration
List the fee line that applies: $322.00, or $144.00 for an order of a court or tribunal

AI must not

Must not draft the declaration or the reason for the change
Must not draft a parenting plan or parenting orders
Must not add a fee, a limit or an identity document the page does not state
Must not sign, witness or lodge the application

The lawyer checks

The page says declaration. It does not say statutory declaration. If the current file is a statutory declaration, the tool writes nothing in it
The declaration is signed before a registry approved witness. The full witness list was linked and not opened
One change in 12 months, and three changes in a lifetime, are checked, with the permission categories the page names
The processing-times page was not opened
The lawyer checks the current South Australian generative-AI guideline. None was stated on the page opened for this guide.

Method: how the Green, Yellow and Red levels are decided. This is guidance for planning, not legal advice.

Authorities

Official form

Open the official form. Always use the current version from the issuer. Licence: © Attorney-General's Department (SA). Link only: use the current sa.gov.au change-of-name service each time; do not copy or adapt it..

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