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12A. Registrar‑General may refuse entry or alteration of name in register of births
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The Registrar‑General may refuse the entry or alteration of a child’s name in a register of births under this Act if the name (including the altered name) —
register
Defined · s 2
“register” includes all register books in existence on 1 July 1938 as well as any registers provided under section 5;
(a)
contains anything that represents or resembles a title, a rank or an award;
(b)
where the name adopts a patronymic or matronymic naming system to signify lineage, includes any expression or abbreviation (for the purpose of that naming system) that does not correspond to the child’s gender entered or to be entered in the register;
(c)
is obscene or offensive; or
(d)
is contrary to the public interest.