Western Australian Current Acts

COMMUNITY PROTECTION (OFFENDER REPORTING) ACT 2004 - SECT 80D

80D .         Approval by Commissioner

        (1)         A person may apply to the Commissioner for approval of a change of name application.

        (2)         The application must be made in a manner approved by the Commissioner.

        (3)         The Commissioner may approve a change of name application only if the Commissioner is satisfied that the change of name is in all the circumstances necessary or reasonable.

        (4)         The Commissioner must not approve a change of name application if the Commissioner is satisfied that the change of name would, if registered, be reasonably likely —

            (a)         to be regarded as offensive by a victim of crime or a significant sector of the community; or

            (b)         to frustrate the administration of this Act in respect of the reportable offender who is the subject of the change of name application.

        (5)         If the Commissioner approves a change of name application, the Commissioner must —

            (a)         as soon as is practicable, give written notice of the approval to the person who made the application under subsection (1); and

            (b)         give a copy of the written notice of approval to the WA Registrar or the interstate Registrar, as the case requires.

        [Section 80D inserted: No. 54 of 2012 s. 23.]