Corrective Services Act 2006

A person in the chief executive’s custody must obtain the chief executive’s written permission before applying to change the person’s name under—

the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2023; or

an equivalent law of another State providing for the registration of a change to the person’s name.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment.

In deciding whether to give the permission, the chief executive must consider each of the following—

whether the proposed name change poses a risk to the good order or security of a corrective services facility;

the safety and welfare of the person and other persons;

whether the chief executive reasonably believes the proposed name change could be used to further an unlawful activity or purpose;

whether the proposed change of name could be considered offensive to, or cause physical, mental or emotional harm to, a victim of a crime or an immediate family member of a deceased victim of a crime.

Subsection (4) applies if the chief executive becomes aware that a person in the chief executive’s custody has failed to comply with subsection (1)(a) in registering a change of the person’s name under the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2023.

The chief executive may apply to the registrar under the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2023 for the cancellation of the registration.