Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts48. Names of adopted child
(1) On the making of an order for the adoption of a child, the surname of the child shall be -
(a) where there are 2 adoptive parents who have the same surname, that surname;
(b) where there is one adoptive parent, the surname of that adoptive parent; or
(c) where there are 2 adoptive parents who have different surnames, one of those surnames,
that surname having been specified in the application for the order for the adoption as the proposed surname of the child and approved by the Court, or such other surname as the Court approves in the adoption order.
(2) On the making of an order for the adoption of a child the forename or forenames of the child shall be such name or names as the Court, in the adoption order, approves on the application of the adoptive parent or parents.
(3) The Court shall not approve a name as a surname or forename of a child under this section unless it is satisfied that, as far as practicable, the wishes and feelings of the child have been ascertained and due consideration given to them, having regard to the age and understanding of the child.
(4) Nothing in this section prevents the changing of any name of a child in accordance with a law in force in the Territory after the making of an order for the adoption of the child.