Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) The registrar-general must register a change of name.
(2) However, the registrar-general must not register a change of name unless satisfied—
(a) of the identity and age of the person whose name is to be changed; and
(b) that the change is not sought for a fraudulent or other improper purpose; and
(c) if the application is under section 19 and relates to a child who is at least 14 years old—that the child consents to the change of name or cannot understand the meaning or implications of the change of name.
(3) Also, the registrar-general may require the applicant to provide any evidence that is necessary to satisfy the registrar-general—
(a) that any particular or information set out in the application is correct; or
(b) of any matter mentioned in subsection (2).
(4) The registrar-general must register a change of name if satisfied that the name of a person whose birth is registered in the ACT has been changed under a law of the Commonwealth or a corresponding law or by order of any court in Australia.
(5) Subject to subsection (4) and section 19 (3), the registrar-general must not register a change of name if, as a result of the change, the name would become a prohibited name.