Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts20. Name of child
(1) Subject to this section, the birth registration statement shall state the name of the child.
(2) The name of a child is a matter of choice for the person or persons lodging the registration statement, but the Registrar may assign a name to the 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 that they are unable to agree on the child's name.
(3) For the purposes of this section, the Registrar shall -
(a) issue a written policy setting out the principles to be followed in the naming of a child by the Registrar;
(b) only exercise his or her powers for the purposes of the identification of the child; and
(c) advise the parents of a child named by the Registrar that the decision of the Registrar may be reviewed by the Court.
(4) A birth registration statement relating to a still-born child need not state the name of the child and, where it does not, the Registrar shall not assign a name under subsection (2).