Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1995
32GBApplications for change of sex by or on behalf of restricted person
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32GB Applications for change of sex by or on behalf of restricted person
32GB Applications for change of sex by or on behalf of restricted person
(1) A restricted person must not do the following without the written approval of the supervising authority—
(a) apply to the Registrar to register a change of the restricted person’s sex under this Act,
(b) apply to a registering authority to register a change of the restricted person’s sex under a corresponding law.
Maximum penalty—5 penalty units.
(2) A person must not, on behalf of a restricted person, do the following without the written approval of the supervising authority—
(a) apply to the Registrar to register a change of the restricted person’s sex under this Act,
(b) apply to a registering authority to register a change of the restricted person’s sex under a corresponding law.
Maximum penalty—5 penalty units.
s 32GB: Ins 2024 No 71, Sch 1[4].