Transgender Marriage and More Accessible Courts

Justice Legislation Amendment (Access to Justice) Bill 2018

2018-05-29: Passed and signed off by the state Governor (Assented); It will now be law.

1st House

2nd House

Law

This Bill was sponsored by Martin Pakula ( ALP )

This Bill was sponsored by Gayle Tierney ( ALP )

This bill being passed means that:

Legal Aid will be easier to access and better coordinated through an oversight body;

Court fees can now be waived, remitted or reduced depending on the circumstances;

Persons wishing to have their birth certificate reissued with a different sex are now able to do so while still married.

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