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BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT 1996 - SECT 22

Name of child

    (1)     The birth registration statement must state the name of the child.

    (2)     However, the Registrar may assign a name to the child if—

        (a)     the name stated in the birth registration statement is a prohibited name; or

        (b)     the birth registration statement is lodged by both parents of the child and they satisfy the Registrar that they are unable to agree on the child's name.



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