Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT 1997 - SECT 12

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.