name change forms in australia?

[Justin 21]

hi guys
right so i've been filling out the paper work to leagaly change my name and i'm stuck on one question. on the form i have to write why i want to change my name.

what do i should i put there, should i  put that i'm trans or not?

[caitlin_adams]

I'd write that you want to change your name as you now socially present as a male.

The NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages has a change of sex form, so it's nothing they haven't seen before.

[luna nyan]

^ This.  If you're living in NSW, that's the main bit of paperwork you need to push through.  I can't quite remember what other documentation you need, as it's been a while.

[Catherine Sarah]

Hi Justin,

If you want to be uber techo about it; you could state you've been identified as having GID and now wish to transition to your preferred gender.

Enjoy the experience.

Huggs
Catherine

[Kreuzfidel]

The way I saw it when I changed mine was they had to see my ID and residency documents that clearly had a female name on them - so I just put "transitioning from female to male" - no questions were asked.

[geek]

yup yup i did exactly what kruezfidel wrote, 1 week later i was a Harry surprisingly short wait 

[xander]

Same here. Figured there's less chance of a rejection if you tag it with "trans".