262Registration of change of name

262 Registration of change of name (1) The Victorian Registrar must not register a change of name under the **Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996** if— (a) the Victorian Registrar knows that— (i) the application for the change of name is made by or on behalf of an offender; and (ii) the change of name relates to the name of the offender; and (b) the Victorian Registrar has not received a copy of the notice of approval of the Authority to the application under section 260. (2) If the Victorian Registrar does not register a change of name because of the operation of subsection (1), the Victorian Registrar must give written notice of the change of name application to the chairperson of the Authority.