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Corrections Act 1986
79BApplications for change of name by or on behalf of a prisoner on parole
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79B Applications for change of name by or on behalf of a prisoner on parole
(1) In this section, ***Registrar*** means—
(a) the Victorian Registrar; or
(b) an authority responsible under a law of another State or a Territory for the registration of births, deaths and marriages.
(2) A prisoner on parole must not make a change of name application to a Registrar without having first obtained the written approval of the Board.
(3) A person must not make a change of name application to a Registrar on behalf of a prisoner on parole unless the written approval of the Board is first obtained.
S. 79C inserted by No. 49/2006 s. 7.