Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment Bill 2019
Sex on Birth Certificate No Longer Required To Reflect Biological Sex
Status: Passed and signed off by the state Governor (Assented); It will now be law.
PIPE Bill ID # 2602
State / Territory: Victoria
Last Modified 03 September 2019
This Bill was sponsored by Jill Hennessy ( ALP )
This Bill was sponsored by Gayle Tierney ( ALP )
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Effects of Bill:
This bill being passed means that... Birth Certificates written in recognition of biology at birth can now be reissued with a different gender according to the wishes of the individual in question.
This bill being passed means that... If the individual wasn't born in Victoria, then they are able to have an affirmation certificate issued which states their preferred gender and identity.
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