19EApplications for change of name by or on behalf of registrable person

#### 19E Applications for change of name by or on behalf of registrable person 19E Applications for change of name by or on behalf of registrable person > > (1) A registrable person must not without reasonable excuse— > > > > > (a) apply to the NSW Registrar to register a change of his or her name under the [Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1995-062), or > > > > > (b) apply to an interstate Registrar to register a change of his or her name under a law of another State or Territory that is the equivalent of the [Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1995-062), > > > > without having first obtained the written approval of the Commissioner of Police. > > > > Maximum penalty—500 penalty units or imprisonment for 5 years, or both. > > > (2) A person must not without reasonable excuse, on behalf of a registrable person— > > > > > (a) apply to the NSW Registrar to register a change of the registrable person’s name under the [Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1995-062), or > > > > > (b) apply to an interstate Registrar to register a change of the registrable person’s name under a law of another State or Territory that is the equivalent of the [Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1995-062), > > > > without having first obtained the written approval of the Commissioner of Police. > > > > Maximum penalty—500 penalty units or imprisonment for 5 years, or both. > > **s 19E:** Ins 2007 No 87, Sch 1 \[28\]. Am 2014 No 54, Sch 1 \[40\] \[41\].