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Corrections Act 1986
47HApplications for change of name by or on behalf of a prisoner
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47H Applications for change of name by or on behalf of a prisoner
(1) A prisoner must not make a change of name application to a Registrar without having first obtained the written approval of the Secretary.
(2) A person must not make a change of name application to a Registrar on behalf of a prisoner unless the written approval of the Secretary is first obtained.
S. 47H(3) repealed by No. 25/2019 s. 28.
S. 47I inserted by No. 97/2004 s. 4.