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Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1997
12Name of child
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12 Name of child The registrar-general must assign a name to a child if— (a) the name stated in the birth registration statement is a prohibited name; or (b) the birth registration statement is lodged by both parents of the child and they satisfy the registrar-general that they are unable to agree on the child’s name.