Current Version
| Region | Queensland |
| Issue | Legal recognition of non-binary gender |
| Status | Recognized |
| Start Date | Dec 2, 2022 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Bill 2022: Under the amended laws, people will be able to nominate a sex descriptor of their choice, including male, female, trans man, trans woman, ‘agender’, ‘genderqueer’ or ‘non-binary’ as long as the change isn’t sought for fraudulent or improper purposes. |
| Sources | https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/view/whole/pdf/bill.first/bill-2021-043 |
Revision History (1)
Revision by joshtblack. As of Dec 2 2022, new descriptors are available after law reform
| Old Value (Original) | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Not legally recognized | Recognized |
| Start Date | (NONE) | Dec 2, 2022 |
| Description | As of now, only male and female options are available. This might be changing soon as the government is looking at making gender optional on birth certificates and make it self-reported. | Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Bill 2022: Under the amended laws, people will be able to nominate a sex descriptor of their choice, including male, female, trans man, trans woman, ‘agender’, ‘genderqueer’ or ‘non-binary’ as long as the change isn’t sought for fraudulent or improper purposes. |
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| Sources | https://www.publications.qld.gov.au/dataset/application-to-note-a-reassignment-of-sex-in-the-birth-register-or-the-adopted-children-register/resource/01fc8f9a-bd30-4f5d-8c0c-a3acf9bc39a2 https://tottnews.com/2022/07/14/gender-optional-birth-certificates-qld/ | https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/view/whole/pdf/bill.first/bill-2021-043 |
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