Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts20. (1) Subject to this section, the Registrar-General shall register a change of name.
(2) The Registrar-General shall not register a change of name unless he or she is satisfied—
(a) of the identity and age of the person whose name is to be changed;
(b) that the change is not sought for a fraudulent or other improper purpose; and
(c) where the application is under section 19 and relates to a child who has attained the age of 14 years—that the child consents to the change of name or is unable to understand the meaning or implications of the change of name.
(3) The Registrar-General may require the applicant to provide such evidence as is necessary to satisfy the Registrar-General—
(a) that any particular or information set out in the application is correct; or
(b) of any matter referred to in subsection (2).
(4) The Registrar-General shall register a change of name if satisfied that the name of a person whose birth is registered in the Territory has been changed under a law of the Commonwealth or a corresponding law or by order of any court in Australia.
(5) Subject to subsection (4) and 19 (3), the Registrar-General shall not register a change of name if, as a result of the change, the name would become a prohibited name.