sec.27Change of name

### sec.27 Change of name A person in the chief executive’s custody must obtain the chief executive’s written permission before applying to change the person’s name under— the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2023 ; or an equivalent law of another State providing for the registration of a change to the person’s name. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment. In deciding whether to give the permission, the chief executive must consider each of the following— whether the proposed name change poses a risk to the good order or security of a corrective services facility; the safety and welfare of the person and other persons; whether the chief executive reasonably believes the proposed name change could be used to further an unlawful activity or purpose; whether the proposed change of name could be considered offensive to, or cause physical, mental or emotional harm to, a victim of a crime or an immediate family member of a deceased victim of a crime. Subsection (4) applies if the chief executive becomes aware that a person in the chief executive’s custody has failed to comply with subsection (1) (a) in registering a change of the person’s name under the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2023 . The chief executive may apply to the registrar under the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2023 for the cancellation of the registration. s 27 amd 2016 No. 42 s 4 ; 2023 No. 17 s 165 (sec.27-ssec.1) A person in the chief executive’s custody must obtain the chief executive’s written permission before applying to change the person’s name under— the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2023 ; or an equivalent law of another State providing for the registration of a change to the person’s name. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment. (sec.27-ssec.2) In deciding whether to give the permission, the chief executive must consider each of the following— whether the proposed name change poses a risk to the good order or security of a corrective services facility; the safety and welfare of the person and other persons; whether the chief executive reasonably believes the proposed name change could be used to further an unlawful activity or purpose; whether the proposed change of name could be considered offensive to, or cause physical, mental or emotional harm to, a victim of a crime or an immediate family member of a deceased victim of a crime. (sec.27-ssec.3) Subsection (4) applies if the chief executive becomes aware that a person in the chief executive’s custody has failed to comply with subsection (1) (a) in registering a change of the person’s name under the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2023 . (sec.27-ssec.4) The chief executive may apply to the registrar under the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2023 for the cancellation of the registration. - (a) the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2023 ; or - (b) an equivalent law of another State providing for the registration of a change to the person’s name. - (a) whether the proposed name change poses a risk to the good order or security of a corrective services facility; - (b) the safety and welfare of the person and other persons; - (c) whether the chief executive reasonably believes the proposed name change could be used to further an unlawful activity or purpose; - (d) whether the proposed change of name could be considered offensive to, or cause physical, mental or emotional harm to, a victim of a crime or an immediate family member of a deceased victim of a crime.