sec.6Information court may consider when approving change of child’s name— Act , ss 30 , 44, 45, 55 and 56

sec.6 Information

                    court may consider when approving change of child’s name— Act , ss 30 , 44, 45, 55
                    and 56

In deciding under section 30 (b) of the Act whether a proposed change of name for a child is in the child’s best interests, the matters to which the Magistrates Court may have regard include the following— the number of previous changes of the child’s name; the views of the child’s parents on the change of name, to the extent the parents’ views are available; the views of any person with parental responsibility for the child on the change of name, to the extent the person’s views are available; the child’s views on the change of name, to the extent the child’s views are available; the child’s cultural, ethnic, indigenous, Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background and whether the change of name is likely to adversely affect the child’s cultural, ethnic, indigenous, Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander identity; the child’s preferred name; whether the proposed change of name is an affirmation or expression of the child’s sex. In deciding under section 44 (7) (b) , 45 (10) (b) , 55 (8) (b) or 56 (10) (b) of the Act whether a proposed change of name for a child is in the child’s best interests, the matters to which the Childrens Court may have regard include the matters mentioned in subsection (1) . (sec.6-ssec.1) In deciding under section 30 (b) of the Act whether a proposed change of name for a child is in the child’s best interests, the matters to which the Magistrates Court may have regard include the following— the number of previous changes of the child’s name; the views of the child’s parents on the change of name, to the extent the parents’ views are available; the views of any person with parental responsibility for the child on the change of name, to the extent the person’s views are available; the child’s views on the change of name, to the extent the child’s views are available; the child’s cultural, ethnic, indigenous, Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background and whether the change of name is likely to adversely affect the child’s cultural, ethnic, indigenous, Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander identity; the child’s preferred name; whether the proposed change of name is an affirmation or expression of the child’s sex. (sec.6-ssec.2) In deciding under section 44 (7) (b) , 45 (10) (b) , 55 (8) (b) or 56 (10) (b) of the Act whether a proposed change of name for a child is in the child’s best interests, the matters to which the Childrens Court may have regard include the matters mentioned in subsection (1) .

• (a) the number of previous changes of the child’s name;
• (b) the views of the child’s parents on the change of name, to the extent the parents’ views are available;
• (c) the views of any person with parental responsibility for the child on the change of name, to the extent the person’s views are available;