Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004 - SECT 70F

Registration of change of name

70F. Registration of change of name



(1) The Victorian Registrar must not register a change of name under the
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996 if-

   (a)  the Victorian Registrar knows that-

   (i)  the application for the change of name is made by or on behalf of a
        registrable offender; and

   (ii) the change of name relates to the name of the registrable offender;
        and

   (b)  the Victorian Registrar has not received a copy of the notice of
        approval of the Chief Commissioner of Police under section 70E.

(2) If the Victorian Registrar does not register a change of name because of
the operation of subsection (1), the Victorian Registrar must give written
notice of the application to the Chief Commissioner of Police.