Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT - SECT 26

(1) Before registering a change of name under this Part, the Registrar may require the applicant to provide evidence to establish to the Registrar's satisfaction -

(a) the identity and age of the person whose name is to be changed;

(b) that the change of name is not sought for a fraudulent or other improper purpose; and

(c) if the person whose name is to be changed is a child - that the child consents to the change of name or is unable to understand the meaning and implications of the change of name.

(2) If the Registrar is satisfied that the name of a person whose birth is registered in the Territory has been changed under another law or by order of a court the change of name may be registered under this Act.

(3) The Registrar may refuse to register a change of name if, as a result of the change, the name would become a prohibited name.