Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) An adult person may apply to register a change of the person's name in the change of name register only if--
(a) the person's birth or adoption was registered in Queensland; or
(b) the person was born outside Australia, but the person ordinarily resides in Queensland.
(2) When deciding whether the person ordinarily resides in Queensland, the registrar may consider--
(a) how long the person has resided in Queensland and, if a regulation prescribes a minimum period of residence, whether the person has resided in Queensland for the minimum period; and
(b) whether or not the person is employed in Queensland; and
(c) whether or not the person is enrolled on an electoral roll under the Electoral Act 1992; and
(d) any other consideration prescribed under a regulation.
(3) In this section--
adult person includes a person under 18 years who is, or has been, married.