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BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT 1997 - SECT 12 Name of child

BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT 1997 - SECT 12

Name of child

The registrar-general must assign a name to a child if—

        (a)     the name stated in the birth registration statement is a prohibited name; or

        (b)     the birth registration statement is lodged by both parents of the child and they satisfy the registrar-general that they are unable to agree on the child's name.