Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) An application to register the change of a person's name may be made only--
(a) for the change of a child's first names--once before the child reaches 18 years; or
(b) otherwise--once in every 1 year period.
(2) However, subsection (1) does not apply if a Magistrates Court has, because of exceptional circumstances, approved the change of name.
Example of exceptional circumstances--
to protect the child from domestic violence
(3) An application under subsection (1)(a) may be made in addition to an application under section 13.
(4) For subsection (1)(b), the 1 year period runs from when the person's change of name was registered under this Act or under a corresponding law, whichever is later in time.