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Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1995
32DAApplication for registration of acknowledgement of sex
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#### 32DA Application for registration of acknowledgement of sex
32DA Application for registration of acknowledgement of sex
> > (1) A person may apply to the Registrar for the registration of an acknowledgment of the person’s sex, specified in the application, if—
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> > > (a) the person is 18 years of age or more, and
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> > > (b) the person is an Australian citizen or permanent resident of Australia, and
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> > > (c) the person lives, and has lived for at least one year, in New South Wales, and
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> > > (d) the person’s birth is not registered under this Act or a corresponding law.
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> > (2) An application under subsection (1) must be—
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> > > (a) in the approved form, and
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> > > (b) accompanied by a statutory declaration in which the person declares that the person—
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> > > > (i) identifies as being of the sex specified in the declaration, and
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> > > > (ii) lives, or seeks to live, as a person of that sex, and
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> > > (c) accompanied by a support statement by an adult who has known the applicant for at least 12 months stating that—
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> > > > (i) the adult believes the person is making the application in good faith, and
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> > > > (ii) the adult supports the person in making the application, and
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> > > (d) accompanied by any other document or information the Registrar reasonably requires in relation to the sex of the person.
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> > Note—
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> > See the [Oaths Act 1900](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1900-020), sections 25 and 25A, which provide for penalties for making a false statutory declaration, and this Act, section 57, which provides for penalties for giving the Registrar false information.
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> > (3) The applicant must nominate a sex descriptor in the application.
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> **s 32DA:** Ins 2008 No 53, Sch 1 \[5\]. Am 2018 No 28, Sch 3 \[4\] \[5\]. Subst 2024 No 71, Sch 1\[4\].