Queensland Consolidated Acts

BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT 2003 - SECT 16

16 Application to register change of adult’s name

(1) An adult person may apply to register a change of the person’s name in the change of name register only if—

(a) the person’s birth or adoption was registered in Queensland; or

(b) the person was born outside Australia, but the person ordinarily resides in Queensland.

(2) When deciding whether the person ordinarily resides in Queensland, the registrar may consider—

(a) how long the person has resided in Queensland and, if a regulation prescribes a minimum period of residence, whether the person has resided in Queensland for the minimum period; and

(b) whether or not the person is employed in Queensland; and

(c) whether or not the person is enrolled on an electoral roll under the Electoral Act 1992 ; and

(d) any other consideration prescribed under a regulation.

(3) In this section—

"adult person" includes a person under 18 years who is, or has been, married.