❓ Hon Nick Goiran asks about supervisory authorities relevant to change-of-name applications by restricted persons under the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1998. The Attorney General provides a list of these authorities as defined in the Act.
AnsweredQoN 713Legislative Council
Asked
13 June 2024
Member
Portfolio
parliamentary secretary representing the Attorney General
QuestionView source ↗
BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT — CHANGE-OF-NAME
APPLICATIONS — RESTRICTED PERSONS
713. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
I refer to the Attorney General's
answer to my question without notice 603 that revealed that 10 out of the 21 change-of-name
applications made by restricted persons from 1 October 2022 were refused as the
applicants did not have the written approval of their relevant supervisory
authority.
(1) How many
supervisory authorities are there whose approval is of relevance under the
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1998?
(2) Who are those
authorities?
APPLICATIONS — RESTRICTED PERSONS
713. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
I refer to the Attorney General's
answer to my question without notice 603 that revealed that 10 out of the 21 change-of-name
applications made by restricted persons from 1 October 2022 were refused as the
applicants did not have the written approval of their relevant supervisory
authority.
(1) How many
supervisory authorities are there whose approval is of relevance under the
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1998?
(2) Who are those
authorities?
AnswerView source ↗
I
thank the member for some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided by the Attorney General .
(1 )–(2) Supervisory authorities are defined
within the Birth, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1998. They include —
(a) the chief executive officer of
the Department of Justice for a high-risk serious offender;
(b) the chief executive officer of
the Department of Justice for a detainee;
(c) the Prisoner Review Board for a person
subject to an early release order;
(d) the chief executive officer of
the Department of Justice for a prisoner;
(e) the chief executive officer of
the Department of Justice for a supervised offender;
(f) the Supervised Release Review
Board for a supervised young offender; and
(g) the Commissioner of Police for any
offender who is subject to the provisions of the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2004.
thank the member for some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided by the Attorney General .
(1 )–(2) Supervisory authorities are defined
within the Birth, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1998. They include —
(a) the chief executive officer of
the Department of Justice for a high-risk serious offender;
(b) the chief executive officer of
the Department of Justice for a detainee;
(c) the Prisoner Review Board for a person
subject to an early release order;
(d) the chief executive officer of
the Department of Justice for a prisoner;
(e) the chief executive officer of
the Department of Justice for a supervised offender;
(f) the Supervised Release Review
Board for a supervised young offender; and
(g) the Commissioner of Police for any
offender who is subject to the provisions of the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2004.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.