Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996

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—

the identity and age of the person whose name is to be changed; and

that the change of name is not sought for a fraudulent or other improper purpose; and

if the person whose name is to be changed is a child aged 12 years or more, that—

the child consents to the change of name; or

the child is unable to understand the meaning and implications of the change of name.

If the Registrar is satisfied that the name of a person whose birth is registered in the State has been changed under another law or by order of a court (including a court of another State or the Commonwealth), the change of name may be registered under this Act.

The Registrar may refuse to register a change of name if, as a result of the change, the name would become a prohibited name.