In Reply to: Update Bali wedding passport name change posted by Jody on Thursday, 15. July 2004 at 10:44 Bali Time:
Jody, you don't need to change your birth certificate. You do need to get a "name change certificate" from Births, Deaths and Marriages, using the legal wedding certificate from overseas. The following is from the passport section of the DFAT website:
"For a name change on marriage, if you were married in Australia, you must provide a marriage certificate issued by the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages. A marriage certificate issued by the celebrant or religious leader is not acceptable for passport purposes. If you were married overseas, you must seek a name change from the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages in the state or territory of your birth or residency. The foreign marriage certificate and the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages name change certificate will permit you to change your family name in your passport."