Notice of change of address for service (Form 76)
UCPR Form 76 is the NSW notice of change of address for service in Supreme, District or Local Court civil proceedings. It is filed and served on all other active parties.
Word document from New South Wales Courts' website.
DraftOur fillable copy of this form has not been through editorial review yet. Check it against New South Wales Courts' current form before you rely on it.
- Format
- Word (DOCX)
- Category
- Court form
- Form number
- Form 76
- Version
- v14468b36
- Last verified
- 2 October 2026
Supreme Court of NSW · District Court of NSW · Local Court of NSW · Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005
For law practices: this form maps to the published matter-field vocabulary, so your practice management system fills it from your matter data - on your own machine. Practice management systems can fetch and assemble it through the document assembly API.
What Form 76 is for
Every party has an address for service where documents in the proceedings can be left and posted. It must generally be a place in NSW that is not a DX address, and for a party with a solicitor on the record it is the solicitor's office (UCPR r 4.5(1) and (2)). Exceptions in r 4.5(3) allow an address elsewhere in Australia in some cases, such as a defendant served with originating process outside NSW but in Australia. A party changes their address for service by filing a notice showing the new address and serving it on all other active parties (r 4.6(1)). Form 76 (version 2) is the approved notice.
When you need it
- A self-represented party moves house or wants documents sent to a different NSW address.
- A solicitor's firm moves office or changes its electronic service address.
- Where the change is a change of solicitor, use Form 77 instead; this form is for the address only.
How to fill it in
- 1
Court details and title
Copy the case details and party names exactly as in the originating process.
- 2
Filing details
Name the party whose address is changing and their role, with legal representative details if represented.
- 3
New address for service
Give the new street address (unit, building, street, suburb, state, postcode). It must be in NSW unless an exception in r 4.5(3) applies. Add DX, telephone, fax and email, and an electronic service address or "Not applicable".
- 4
Signature
Signed by the legal representative, or by or on behalf of the party if not represented, with capacity and date.
Filing, lodging and service
- File the notice in the registry of the court where the proceedings are (through the NSW Online Registry if you have an account, or at the registry).
- Serve a copy on all other active parties (r 4.6(1)). Filing alone is not enough.
- A filing fee may apply. Check the current fee schedule of the relevant court.
Common mistakes
- Do it promptly, so that documents in the case reach you at the right place.
- A DX address cannot be the address for service on its own (r 4.5(1)), but it can be listed as an extra contact detail.
- If you have more than one case, file a notice in each case.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I change my address for service in a NSW court case?
File a notice of change of address for service (Form 76) and serve it on all other active parties (UCPR r 4.6).
Can my address for service be outside NSW?
Generally it must be in NSW, but r 4.5(3) allows any address in Australia in some situations, such as a defendant served with originating process outside NSW but in Australia.
Checked against the official sources on 26 October 2026
- Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW)
- UCPR Form 76 Notice of change of address for service (v2)
- UCPR approved forms list
- NSW Online Registry - Available forms
General information about the form, not legal advice about your matter. Rules and forms change: if anything here differs from the court or agency's current instructions, theirs apply.
Field map
17 boxes on the Notice of change of address for service (Form 76) fill from your matter. 2 are for you to complete: ticks, signatures and anything that needs judgement.
- Our Firm
- Firm Postcode, Firm State, Firm Suburb, Firm name, Firm phone
- Client
- Client full name(s), Client street address
- Matter
- Matter / file reference
- Operator
- User First Name
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