79C Approval by Board (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Board may only approve a change of name application if the Board is satisfied that the change of name is in all the circumstances necessary or reasonable. (2) The Board must not approve a change of name application if the Board is satisfied that the change of name would, if registered, be reasonably likely— (a) to be regarded as offensive by a victim of crime or an appreciable sector of the community; or (b) to be used to evade or hinder supervision of the prisoner on parole during the parole period. S. 79D inserted by No. 49/2006 s. 7.

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