70FRegistration of change of name

70F 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 a registrable offender; and (ii) the change of name relates to the name of the registrable offender; and (b) the Victorian Registrar has not received a copy of the notice of approval of the Chief Commissioner of Police under section 70E. (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 application to the Chief Commissioner of Police. S. 70G inserted by No. 52/2007 s. 20.