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]

(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)  –

(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) , (b) , (c) , (d) or (e) ) if the Registrar is of the opinion that the word or phrase is not within paragraph (f) of the definition of gender in subsection (1) .