32FDecision by District Court

32F Decision by District Court

32F Decision by District Court

(1) If an application is made to the District Court under this part to approve the alteration of a record of a sex or for the registration of an acknowledgment of sex, specified in the application, the District Court may—

(a) make an order that—

(i) approves the alteration of the record of sex or the registration of the acknowledgment of sex in relation to the person, and

(ii) requires the Registrar to make an entry in the Register altering the record of sex or registering the acknowledgement of sex in relation to the person, or

(b) refuse to approve the alteration of the record of the person’s sex or the acknowledgement of the sex of the person.

(2) The District Court may approve the alteration of a record or the registration of an acknowledgement of the sex of a child only if the District Court is satisfied the alteration or acknowledgement is in the child’s best interests.

(3) In deciding whether the alteration or acknowledgement is in the child’s best interests, the matters to which the District Court may have regard include the following—

(a) the views of the child, however expressed,

(b) whether the child is sufficiently mature to understand the meaning and legal implications of the alteration of the record or registration of acknowledgement of the sex of the child.

(4) The District Court may refuse to approve the registration of the sex descriptor nominated by or for a person if the alteration or acknowledgement would result in the recorded sex being a prohibited sex descriptor.

(5) (Repealed)

s 32F: Ins 1996 No 22, Sch 2 (4). Subst 2024 No 71, Sch 1[4]. Am 2025 No 62, Sch 3[3].