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Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1999
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20 Name of child
(1) Subject to this section, the birth registration statement must state the name of the child.
(2) The name is a matter of choice for the person or persons lodging the statement, but the Registrar may 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 that they are unable to agree on the child's name.