Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

PARENTAGE ACT 2004 - SECT 28

    (1)     On the making of a parentage order about a child, the child has as their surname—

        (a)     if the order is made in favour of both substitute parents and they are both known by the same surname—that surname; or

        (b)     in any other case—a name the Supreme Court, on the application of either or both of the substitute parents, approves in the parentage order.

    (2)     On the making of a parentage order about a child, the child has as their given name or names a name or names the Supreme Court, on the application of either or both of the substitute parents, approves in the parentage order.

    (3)     Despite subsection (2), if the child has been generally known by a particular name or names, the Supreme Court may, in the parentage order, order that the child will have that name or those names as their given name or names.

    (4)     This section does not prevent a name of a child being later changed in accordance with Territory law.