Correctional Services Act 2014

(a) person A applies under a name registration Act to register a change of the person's own name or the name for another person; and

(b) the person whose name it is sought to change (named person) is:

(ii) a non‑custodial offender who is subject to a parole order; and

(c) person A does not have the consent of the Commissioner to make the application.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months.

(2) If person A is the named person, strict liability applies to subsection (1)(b).

(3) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) if the defendant establishes a reasonable excuse.

(4) For subsection (1)(c), in deciding whether to give consent, the Commissioner must have regard to each of the following:

(c) whether the proposed name change could be used to further an unlawful activity or purpose;

(d) whether the proposed name change could be considered offensive to victims, or the families of victims, of offences committed by the named person.

(5) As a secondary consideration, the Commissioner may have regard to the interests of the named person.

name registration Act means:

(b) an Act of another jurisdiction that permits a person to register a change of the person's name.