554Copy of Secretary's approval or refusal

554 Copy of Secretary's approval or refusal

(1) If the Secretary approves the making of a change of name application, the Secretary as soon as practicable must give a copy of the approval to—

(2) The Secretary must also give a copy of the approval to the Victorian BDM Registrar if—

(a) the change of name application is to be made under section 25 of the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996 and the applicant consents to it; or

(b) the change of name application is to be made under section 26 of the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996 and the child consents to it.

(3) If the Secretary refuses to approve the making of a change of name application, the Secretary must give a copy of the refusal to—