Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts27. Entries to be made in Register
(1) The Registrar registers a change of name by making an entry about the change of name in the Register including the particulars required by the Regulations.
(2) If the applicant for registration of the change of name asks the Registrar to arrange for noting the change of name in the particulars of the person's birth, and the person's birth is registered under this Act or a corresponding law, the Registrar shall -
(a) if the birth is registered under this Act - note the change of name in the entry relating to the birth; or
(b) if the birth is registered under a corresponding law - notify the relevant registering authority of the change of name.
(3) If the change of name is noted in the Register under subsection (2), a birth certificate issued by the Registrar for the person shall show the person's name as changed under this Part.