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| Region | New Zealand |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, no restrictions |
| Start Date | Jun 15, 2023 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The law was changed under the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 2021 which came into effect on 15 June 2023. This allows gender self-identification and means that people do not need to go through the Family Court to change their nominated sex/gender, and do not require evidence of medical treatment to do so either. However, this only applies to those whose birth was registered in New Zealand. |
| Sources | https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2021/0057/latest/DLM7273502.html https://www.govt.nz/browse/passports-citizenship-and-identity/changing-your-gender/change-the-registered-sex-on-your-birth-certificate/ |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Answering reports and past tense.
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| Description | Law was changed under the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 2021 which comes into effect on 15 June 2023. This will allow gender self-identification and mean that you will not need to go through the Family Court to change your nominated sex/gender, and you will not require evidence of medical treatment to do so either. | The law was changed under the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 2021 which came into effect on 15 June 2023. This allows gender self-identification and means that people do not need to go through the Family Court to change their nominated sex/gender, and do not require evidence of medical treatment to do so either. However, this only applies to those whose birth was registered in New Zealand. |
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| Sources | https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2021/0057/latest/DLM7273502.html | https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2021/0057/latest/DLM7273502.html https://www.govt.nz/browse/passports-citizenship-and-identity/changing-your-gender/change-the-registered-sex-on-your-birth-certificate/ |
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created by Carolina2k22
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0 | Original entry | |
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| Status | Legal, no restrictions |
| Start Date | Jun 15, 2023 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Law was changed under the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 2021 which comes into effect on 15 June 2023. This will allow gender self-identification and mean that you will not need to go through the Family Court to change your nominated sex/gender, and you will not require evidence of medical treatment to do so either. |
| Sources | https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2021/0057/latest/DLM7273502.html |
Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "If a person was born overseas and is an immigrant to NZ they cannot change their assigned sex/gender through birth, sex and marriages (nz govt) it has to go through, and is dependent on, the laws of their birth country. ("You can update the sex marker on your birth certificate if your birth was registered in New Zealand") https://www.govt.nz/browse/passports-citizenship-and-identity/changing-your-gender/change-the-registered-sex-on-your-birth-certificate/
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