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Place Names Act 1994
sec.7Powers of Minister
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### sec.7 Powers of Minister
The Minister may—
give a name to a place; or
change an approved name of a place; or
discontinue an approved name of a place.
Subsection (1) is subject to sections 8 , 9 , 10A and 11 .
To remove any doubt, it is declared that for subsection (1) (b) , a change to the boundary of an area to which an approved name relates resulting in a change to the approved name for any part of the area is a change to an approved name of a place.
s 7 amd 2024 No. 12 s 113
(sec.7-ssec.1) The Minister may— give a name to a place; or change an approved name of a place; or discontinue an approved name of a place.
(sec.7-ssec.2) Subsection (1) is subject to sections 8 , 9 , 10A and 11 .
(sec.7-ssec.3) To remove any doubt, it is declared that for subsection (1) (b) , a change to the boundary of an area to which an approved name relates resulting in a change to the approved name for any part of the area is a change to an approved name of a place.
- (a) give a name to a place; or
- (b) change an approved name of a place; or
- (c) discontinue an approved name of a place.