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Region | New South Wales |
Issue | Right to change legal gender |
Status | Legal, no restrictions |
Start Date | Jul 1, 2025 |
End Date | (none) |
Description | In October 2024, the lower house (the Legislative Assembly) of the New South Wales state parliament passed the Equality Legislation Amendment (LGBTIQA+) Act 2024, which removed surgical requirements for a legal change of gender, by a margin of 50 votes to 30. It was later passed through the upper house (the Legislative Council) and given royal assent by NSW Governor Margaret Beazley. The law comes into effect on 1 July 2025, making New South Wales the last state in Australia to remove surgical requirements for a legal change of gender. |
Sources | https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bills/Pages/bill-details.aspx?pk=18460 https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bill/files/18460/Passed%20by%20both%20Houses.pdf https://qnews.com.au/equality-bill-passes-both-houses-of-nsw-parliament/ |
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edited by LovelyJubbly. Very minor correction for detail
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Description | In October 2024, the lower house (the Legislative Assembly) of the New South Wales state parliament passed the Equality Legislation Amendment (LGBTIQA+) Act 2024, which removed surgical requirements for a legal change of gender, by a margin of 50 votes to 30. It was later passed through the upper house and given royal assent by NSW Governor Margaret Beazley. The law comes into effect on 1 July 2025, making New South Wales the last state in Australia to remove surgical requirements for a legal change of gender. | In October 2024, the lower house (the Legislative Assembly) of the New South Wales state parliament passed the Equality Legislation Amendment (LGBTIQA+) Act 2024, which removed surgical requirements for a legal change of gender, by a margin of 50 votes to 30. It was later passed through the upper house (the Legislative Council) and given royal assent by NSW Governor Margaret Beazley. The law comes into effect on 1 July 2025, making New South Wales the last state in Australia to remove surgical requirements for a legal change of gender. |
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edited by LovelyJubbly. Adding more detail and sources
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Description | Changing legal gender is a state/territory matter. From 2025, all states and territories now allow their residents to change their official gender on their marker without surgery. | In October 2024, the lower house (the Legislative Assembly) of the New South Wales state parliament passed the Equality Legislation Amendment (LGBTIQA+) Act 2024, which removed surgical requirements for a legal change of gender, by a margin of 50 votes to 30. It was later passed through the upper house and given royal assent by NSW Governor Margaret Beazley. The law comes into effect on 1 July 2025, making New South Wales the last state in Australia to remove surgical requirements for a legal change of gender. |
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Sources | https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bill/files/18460/Passed%20by%20both%20Houses.pdf https://qnews.com.au/equality-bill-passes-both-houses-of-nsw-parliament/ | https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bills/Pages/bill-details.aspx?pk=18460 https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bill/files/18460/Passed%20by%20both%20Houses.pdf https://qnews.com.au/equality-bill-passes-both-houses-of-nsw-parliament/ |
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created by thefiresoulja
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Status | Legal, no restrictions |
Start Date | Jul 1, 2025 |
End Date | (none) |
Description | Changing legal gender is a state/territory matter. From 2025, all states and territories now allow their residents to change their official gender on their marker without surgery. |
Sources | https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bill/files/18460/Passed%20by%20both%20Houses.pdf https://qnews.com.au/equality-bill-passes-both-houses-of-nsw-parliament/ |