265DApproval by Authority of the making of acknowledgement of sex application

265D Approval by Authority of the making of acknowledgement of sex application (1) Subject to subsection (2), on an application under section 265C, the Authority may approve the making of an acknowledgement of sex application if the Authority is satisfied that the alteration of the record of sex or the issuing of a document acknowledging name and sex is, in all the circumstances, necessary or reasonable. (2) The Authority must not approve the making of an acknowledgement of sex application if the Authority is satisfied that the alteration of the record of sex or the issuing of a document acknowledging name and sex would be reasonably likely— (a) to be regarded as offensive by a victim of crime or an appreciable sector of the community; or (b) to be used to evade or hinder supervision of the offender during the period of the supervision order or the interim supervision order. S. 265E by No. 25/2019 s. 34.