Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00203:clause:1_25e
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00203
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 25E
Character Range: 499352–500598

25E  Registration of change of name
 (1) Before registering a change of name under this Part, the Registrar may require the applicant to provide evidence to establish to the Registrar's satisfaction:
 (a) the identity and age of the person whose name is to be changed; and
 (b) that the change of name is not sought for a fraudulent or other improper purpose; and
 (c) if the person whose name is to be changed is a child at least 12 years old, but less than 18 years old—that:
 (i) the child consents to the change of name; or
 (ii) the child is unable to understand the meaning and implications of the change of name.
 (2) If the Registrar is satisfied that the name of a person whose birth is registered in the Register of Births has been changed under another law (including a law of the Commonwealth, a State or another Territory) or by order of a court (including a court of the Commonwealth, a State or another Territory), the change of name may be registered under this Part.
 (3) The Registrar may refuse to register a change of name if, as a result of the change, the name would become a prohibited name.
 (4) Applications may be made to the Administrative Review Tribunal for review of refusals by the Registrar under subsection (3).