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Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1995
32DApplication to District Court by parent or guardian about alteration of record of child’s sex
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#### 32D Application to District Court by parent or guardian about alteration of record of child’s sex
32D Application to District Court by parent or guardian about alteration of record of child’s sex
> > (1) This section applies if—
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> > > (a) not all the parents or guardians of a child, who is under the age of 18 and whose birth is registered in this State, wish to apply to alter a record of the sex of the child, or
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> > > (b) the parent or guardian is otherwise ineligible to apply under section 32C to the Registrar to alter the record of the sex of the child.
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> > (2) The parent or a guardian (the applicant) may apply to the District Court to alter the record of the sex, specified in the application, of the child.
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> > (3) An application under subsection (2) must be—
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> > > (a) in the approved form, and
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> > > (b) accompanied by any other document or information the District Court reasonably requires.
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> > (4) The applicant must nominate a sex descriptor in the application.
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> **s 32D:** Ins 1996 No 22, Sch 2 (4). Am 2018 No 28, Sch 3 \[3\]. Subst 2024 No 71, Sch 1\[4\].