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Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005
133BOffence—failure to tell chief police officer about
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133B Offence—failure to tell chief police officer about
application to change offender’s name
(1) A person commits an offence if the person—
(a) applies under a relevant law to change the name of a registrable
(b) fails to tell the chief police officer in writing about the
application not later than 2 days after the day the person makes
the application.
relevant law means—
(a) the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1997, part 3
(Change of name); or
(b) a law of a State or external territory that corresponds (or
substantially corresponds) to the Births, Deaths and Marriages
Registration Act 1997, part 3.