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| Region | New South Wales |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | Jun 28, 1996 |
| End Date | Jul 1, 2025 |
| Description | The right to change one's gender on official documents in New South Wales was established under the Transgender (Anti-Discrimination and Other Acts Amendment) Act 1996, which came into effect on 28 June 1996. The law allowed for a person to apply to change their legal gender only if they have undergone sexual reassignment surgery, which was defined by the act as a "surgical procedure involving the alteration of a person’s reproductive organs for the purpose of assisting a person to be considered to be a member of the opposite sex, or to correct or eliminate ambiguities relating to the sex of the person." The law also stated that the applicant must be over the age of 18 and unmarried. If the person was under 18, the act required that a parent or guardian apply on their behalf. |
| Sources | https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bills/Pages/bill-details.aspx?pk=18377 https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/pdf/asmade/act-1996-22 https://www.nsw.gov.au/family-and-relationships/name-changes-and-corrections/change-of-sex |
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edited by LovelyJubbly. Adding more detail and sources
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Jun 28, 1996 |
| Description | Change your gender requires GRS, top surgery, or an orchiectomy. | The right to change one's gender on official documents in New South Wales was established under the Transgender (Anti-Discrimination and Other Acts Amendment) Act 1996, which came into effect on 28 June 1996. The law allowed for a person to apply to change their legal gender only if they have undergone sexual reassignment surgery, which was defined by the act as a "surgical procedure involving the alteration of a person’s reproductive organs for the purpose of assisting a person to be considered to be a member of the opposite sex, or to correct or eliminate ambiguities relating to the sex of the person." The law also stated that the applicant must be over the age of 18 and unmarried. If the person was under 18, the act required that a parent or guardian apply on their behalf. |
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| Sources | https://www.nsw.gov.au/family-and-relationships/name-changes-and-corrections/change-of-sex | https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bills/Pages/bill-details.aspx?pk=18377 https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/pdf/asmade/act-1996-22 https://www.nsw.gov.au/family-and-relationships/name-changes-and-corrections/change-of-sex |
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edited by thefiresoulja. In October 2024, Equality Legislation Amendment (LGBTIQA+) Bill 2023 passed the New South Wales parliament that abolished and repealed the surgery requirement for change of legal gender.
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| End Date | (none) | Jul 1, 2025 |
created by JerofDoorhandle
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| Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Change your gender requires GRS, top surgery, or an orchiectomy. |
| Sources | https://www.nsw.gov.au/family-and-relationships/name-changes-and-corrections/change-of-sex |
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- All information is correct, just adding sources "https://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/nsw-may-abolish-requirement-for-sexual-reassignment-to-change-official-gender/
Law could be changed soon"
- Status is not correct "I'm right your wrong"