3AMeaning of, and designation of, gender

### 3A Meaning of, and designation of, gender > [*\[Section 3A Inserted by No. 7 of 2019, s. 14, Applied:05 Sep 2019\]*](/view/html/inforce/2019-09-05/act-2019-007#GS14@EN) > > > (1)  In this Act – > > > > > ***gender*** means – > > > > > > > > (a) male; or > > > > > > > > > (b) female; or > > > > > > > > > (c) indeterminate gender; or > > > > > > > > > (d) non-binary; or > > > > > > > > > (e) a word, or a phrase, that is used to indicate a person's perception of the person's self as being neither entirely male nor entirely female and that is prescribed; or > > > > > > > > > (f) a word or phrase that is used to indicate a person's perception of the person's self as being neither entirely male nor entirely female. > > > (2)  For the purposes of the definition of *gender* in [subsection (1)](#GS3A@Gs1@EN)  – > > > > > > (a) a reference, in paragraph (a) of the definition, to "male" is to be taken to be a reference to the male gender; and > > > > > > > (b) a reference, in paragraph (b) of that definition, to "female" is to be taken to be a reference to the female gender. > > > (3)  Without limiting the grounds on which the Registrar may refuse to register a gender in relation to a person, the Registrar may refuse to register, as a gender in relation to a person, a word or phrase (other than a word or phrase specified in or under [paragraph (a)](#GS3A@Gs1@Hpa@EN) , [(b)](#GS3A@Gs1@Hpb@EN) , [(c)](#GS3A@Gs1@Hpc@EN) , [(d)](#GS3A@Gs1@Hpd@EN) or [(e)](#GS3A@Gs1@Hpc@EN) ) if the Registrar is of the opinion that the word or phrase is not within [paragraph (f)](#GS3A@Gs1@Hpf@EN) of the definition of *gender* in [subsection (1)](#GS3A@Gs1@EN) .