Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000
19GRegistration of change of name
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19G Registration of change of name
19G Registration of change of name
(1) The NSW Registrar must not register a change of name under the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1995 if—
(a) the NSW Registrar knows that the change of name relates to the name of the registrable person, and
(b) the NSW Registrar has not received a copy of the notice of approval of the Commissioner of Police under section 19F.
(2) If the NSW Registrar does not register a change of name because of the operation of subsection (1), the NSW Registrar must give written notice of the application to the Commissioner of Police.
ss 19G–19I: Ins 2007 No 87, Sch 1 [28].