Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts24. Application to register change of child's name
(1) The parents of a child -
(a) who is domiciled or ordinarily resident in the Territory; or
(b) whose birth is registered in the Territory,
may apply to the Registrar, in a form approved by the Registrar, for registration of a change of the child's name.
(2) An application for registration of a change of a child's name may be made by one parent if -
(a) the applicant is the sole parent named in the registration of the child's birth under this Act or any other law;
(b) there is no other surviving parent of the child; or
(c) the Court approves the proposed change of name.
(3) The Registrar shall not register the change of a child's name if he or she has actual knowledge that some other person has full or partial guardianship or full or partial custody of the child and that other person objects to the registration of the change of name.
(4) The Court may, on application by a child's parent, approve a proposed change of name for the child if satisfied that the change is in the child's best interests.
(5) If the parents of a child are dead, cannot be found, or for some other reason cannot exercise their parental responsibilities to a child, the child's guardian may apply for registration of a change of the child's name.