Yes, may I confirm that in New South Wales, Australia there is no requirement for any next of kin to be named on any bank account.
I can assure you that my bank here in Scotland has never asked me for the name of my next of kin, and I have never given them that information. The lawyer involved in drawing up my will knows the names of my nominated Executors, but if all my papers in the house were destroyed it would be difficult for anyone to find that lawyer.
