❓ Hon Nick Goiran asked about change-of-name applications from restricted persons under the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1998. The Attorney General provided data on applications received, approved, and reasons for rejection.
AnsweredQoN 603Legislative Council
Asked
29 May 2024
Member
Portfolio
parliamentary secretary representing the Attorney General
QuestionView source ↗
BIRTHS, DEATHS AND
MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT — CHANGE-OF-NAME APPLICATIONS —
RESTRICTED PERSONS
603. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
I refer to the requirement under the
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1998 that written approval be
obtained from the relevant supervisory authority when a restricted person makes
a change-of-name application.
(1) How many
change-of-name applications were received from restricted persons in either the
last calendar year or reporting period?
(2) How many of those applications
were approved?
(3) What were the reasons for the
rejection of the remaining applications?
MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT — CHANGE-OF-NAME APPLICATIONS —
RESTRICTED PERSONS
603. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
I refer to the requirement under the
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1998 that written approval be
obtained from the relevant supervisory authority when a restricted person makes
a change-of-name application.
(1) How many
change-of-name applications were received from restricted persons in either the
last calendar year or reporting period?
(2) How many of those applications
were approved?
(3) What were the reasons for the
rejection of the remaining applications?
AnswerView source ↗
I
thank the member for some notice of the question. The following answer has been
provided to me by the Attorney General .
(1) For the period 1 October 2022 to present, 21
applications were received by the Registry of Births, Deaths and
Marriages from restricted persons.
(2) Eleven were approved.
(3) The remaining
applications were refused as the applicants did not have written approval of
their supervisory authority.
thank the member for some notice of the question. The following answer has been
provided to me by the Attorney General .
(1) For the period 1 October 2022 to present, 21
applications were received by the Registry of Births, Deaths and
Marriages from restricted persons.
(2) Eleven were approved.
(3) The remaining
applications were refused as the applicants did not have written approval of
their supervisory authority.
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