Place Names Act 2020

As soon as practicable after being notified of a decision of the Minister under section 10(4)(a), or being required under section 11(5) to record details of a naming action, in respect of a place, the Registrar – is to insert an entry, or amend an entry, in the register in respect of the place to reflect the decision of the Minister or the naming action; and in relation to a decision of the Minister under section 10(4)(a), may cause a notice to be published in the Gazette specifying the details of the decision.

A name is the approved name for a place once – the register is amended in accordance with subsection (1)(a) to record the name as the approved name for the place; and the register, so amended, is made available to members of the public in accordance with section 8(4)(b).