70CApplications for change of name by or on behalf of a registrable offender

70C Applications for change of name by or on behalf of a registrable offender

(1) A registrable offender must not—

(a) apply to the Victorian Registrar to register a change of his or her name under the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996; or

(b) apply to an Interstate Registrar to register a change of his or her name under a law of another State or Territory that is the equivalent of the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996—

without having first obtained the written approval of the Chief Commissioner of Police.

1. 5 penalty units.

(2) A person must not, on behalf of a registrable offender—

(a) apply to the Victorian Registrar to register a change of his or her name under the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996; or

(b) apply to an Interstate Registrar to register a change of his or her name under a law of another State or Territory that is the equivalent of the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996—

without having first obtained the written approval of the Chief Commissioner of Police.

1. 5 penalty units.

S. 70D inserted by No. 52/2007 s. 20.