Current Version
| Region | Victoria |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 2005 |
| End Date | May 1, 2020 |
| Description | An amendment to the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act of 1996 took effect in 2005, providing for legal gender recognition. However, surgery was required. |
| Sources | http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/domino/Web_Notes/LDMS/LTObject_Store/LTObjSt6.nsf/DDE300B846EED9C7CA257616000A3571/6A457BE6293E797DCA25796D0014F920/$FILE/10-16aa011%20authorised.pdf https://content.legislation.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/4f167c73-9847-3cb9-8f0e-db923abfb36f_96-43a013.pdf |
Revision History (3)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing the entry.
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Jan 1, 2005 |
| Description | Addressed in Equal Opportunity Act 2010, some religious exemptions may apply, but the Act binds the Crown. | An amendment to the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act of 1996 took effect in 2005, providing for legal gender recognition. However, surgery was required. |
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| Sources | http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/domino/Web_Notes/LDMS/LTObject_Store/LTObjSt6.nsf/DDE300B846EED9C7CA257616000A3571/6A457BE6293E797DCA25796D0014F920/$FILE/10-16aa011%20authorised.pdf | http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/domino/Web_Notes/LDMS/LTObject_Store/LTObjSt6.nsf/DDE300B846EED9C7CA257616000A3571/6A457BE6293E797DCA25796D0014F920/$FILE/10-16aa011%20authorised.pdf https://content.legislation.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/4f167c73-9847-3cb9-8f0e-db923abfb36f_96-43a013.pdf |
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edited by Pyrasaurus
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| End Date | (none) | May 1, 2020 |
created by adammferrier
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0 | Original entry | |
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| Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Addressed in Equal Opportunity Act 2010, some religious exemptions may apply, but the Act binds the Crown. |
| Sources | http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/domino/Web_Notes/LDMS/LTObject_Store/LTObjSt6.nsf/DDE300B846EED9C7CA257616000A3571/6A457BE6293E797DCA25796D0014F920/$FILE/10-16aa011%20authorised.pdf |
Reports (8)
- Newer law has been passed "May 1st 2020 - Legal, write gender in a box, done. No GRS neccesary.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-16/gender-diverse-victorians-welcome-birth-certificate-change/12254666"
- Newer law has been passed "The requirement to undergo surgery no longer applies
https://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/as-made/acts/births-deaths-and-marriages-registration-amendment-act-2019"
- Newer law has been passed "Legal surgery not required"
- Status is not correct "In Victoria surgery is not required to change gender on recorded birth details or any other form of identification.
Victoria is still the only state in Australia that doesn’t require surgery for gender changes "
- Newer law has been passed "Surgery no longer required as of 1 May, 2020
https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/changes-and-corrections/change-your-recorded-sex"
- Status is not correct "As of May 2020 gender can be changed WITHOUT having to undergo surgery."
- Status is not correct "A bill passed that come into effect last year.
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/victorians-will-now-be-able-to-choose-the-gender-on-their-birth-certificates#:~:text=Transgender%20Victorians%20will%20now%20have,law%20once%20receiving%20royal%20assent."
- Newer law has been passed "A law was passed in 2016 removing the need for surgery to change one's gender. Reference: https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/gender-diverse-win-right-to-new-birth-certificates-20160817-gquvs8.html"