Place Names Act 1994

If the Minister gives a name to a place, the chief executive must—

enter the name of the place in the Gazetteer; and

include in the entry the boundaries or coordinates, or a description of the document that states the boundaries or coordinates, of the place to which the approved name relates.

If the Minister changes an approved name of a place, including by changing the boundaries or coordinates of the place to which the approved name relates, the chief executive must amend the Gazetteer to show the change.

If the Minister discontinues an approved name of a place, the chief executive must omit the name of the place from the Gazetteer.

The chief executive must comply with subsection (1), (2) or (3)—

if the Minister’s decision under section 11 is to take effect on a stated day—on the stated day; or

otherwise—as soon as reasonably practicable after the decision is made by the Minister.

However, if the Minister states a period in the decision under section 11(3) for the continuation of an existing name as an approved name of a place, or extends the period under section 11A, the chief executive must—

keep the existing name in the Gazetteer as one of the approved names of the place until the period or extended period ends; and

omit the name of the place from the Gazetteer on the day the period or extended period ends.