sec.43ABApplying for change of name without permission

### sec.43AB Applying for change of name without permission A person who is a released prisoner must obtain the chief executive’s written permission before applying to change the person’s name under— the registration Act; or an equivalent law of another State providing for the registration of a change to the person’s name. In deciding whether to give the permission, the chief executive must consider each of the following— the safety and welfare of the person and other persons; the person’s rehabilitation or care or treatment; 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 the person has failed to comply with subsection (1) in registering, under the registration Act, a change of name. The chief executive may apply to the registrar under the registration Act for the cancellation of the registration. s 43AB ins 2010 No. 34 s 25 amd 2023 No. 17 s 170 (sec.43AB-ssec.1) A person who is a released prisoner must obtain the chief executive’s written permission before applying to change the person’s name under— the registration Act; or an equivalent law of another State providing for the registration of a change to the person’s name. (sec.43AB-ssec.2) In deciding whether to give the permission, the chief executive must consider each of the following— the safety and welfare of the person and other persons; the person’s rehabilitation or care or treatment; 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.43AB-ssec.3) Subsection (4) applies if the chief executive becomes aware that the person has failed to comply with subsection (1) in registering, under the registration Act, a change of name. (sec.43AB-ssec.4) The chief executive may apply to the registrar under the registration Act for the cancellation of the registration. - (a) the registration Act; or - (b) an equivalent law of another State providing for the registration of a change to the person’s name. - (a) the safety and welfare of the person and other persons; - (b) the person’s rehabilitation or care or treatment; - (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.