Entry #14345: Right to change legal gender in Australian Capital Territory

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RegionAustralian Capital Territory
IssueRight to change legal gender
StatusLegal, no restrictions
Start DateMar 20, 2014
End Date(none)
DescriptionThe ACT abolished their surgery requirements in 2014, permitting anyone over the age of 14 to change the gender marker on official documents.

However, a consent law reform in 2021 has led to concerns of de facto criminalisation of transgender people who consent to sex without declaring that they are transgender.
Sourceshttps://equalityaustralia.org.au/new-laws-removing-barriers-to-gender-recognition-welcomed-in-act/
https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/act/num_act/bdamraa20148o2014509/notes.html#endnotes
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-20/actcoss-raises-concerns-over-canberra-sexual-consent-laws/100305392


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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding info on contentious consent law.

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DescriptionThe ACT abolished their surgery requirements in 2014, permitting anyone over the age of 14 to change the gender marker on official documents.The ACT abolished their surgery requirements in 2014, permitting anyone over the age of 14 to change the gender marker on official documents.

However, a consent law reform in 2021 has led to concerns of de facto criminalisation of transgender people who consent to sex without declaring that they are transgender.
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The ACT abolished their surgery requirements in 2014, permitting anyone over the age of 14 to change the gender marker on official documents. documents. However, a consent law reform in 2021 has led to concerns of de facto criminalisation of transgender people who consent to sex without declaring that they are transgender.
Sourceshttps://equalityaustralia.org.au/new-laws-removing-barriers-to-gender-recognition-welcomed-in-act/
https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/act/num_act/bdamraa20148o2014509/notes.html#endnotes
https://equalityaustralia.org.au/new-laws-removing-barriers-to-gender-recognition-welcomed-in-act/
https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/act/num_act/bdamraa20148o2014509/notes.html#endnotes
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-20/actcoss-raises-concerns-over-canberra-sexual-consent-laws/100305392
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https://equalityaustralia.org.au/new-laws-removing-barriers-to-gender-recognition-welcomed-in-act/ https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/act/num_act/bdamraa20148o2014509/notes.html#endnotes https://equalityaustralia.org.au/new-laws-removing-barriers-to-gender-recognition-welcomed-in-act/ https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/act/num_act/bdamraa20148o2014509/notes.html#endnotes https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-20/actcoss-raises-concerns-over-canberra-sexual-consent-laws/100305392

edited by jadeywadey. added source and dates

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Start DateMar 2014Mar 20, 2014
Sourceshttps://equalityaustralia.org.au/new-laws-removing-barriers-to-gender-recognition-welcomed-in-act/https://equalityaustralia.org.au/new-laws-removing-barriers-to-gender-recognition-welcomed-in-act/
https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/act/num_act/bdamraa20148o2014509/notes.html#endnotes
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https://equalityaustralia.org.au/new-laws-removing-barriers-to-gender-recognition-welcomed-in-act/ https://equalityaustralia.org.au/new-laws-removing-barriers-to-gender-recognition-welcomed-in-act/ https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/act/num_act/bdamraa20148o2014509/notes.html#endnotes

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Original entry
StatusLegal, no restrictions
Start DateMar 2014
End Date(none)
DescriptionThe ACT abolished their surgery requirements in 2014, permitting anyone over the age of 14 to change the gender marker on official documents.
Sourceshttps://equalityaustralia.org.au/new-laws-removing-barriers-to-gender-recognition-welcomed-in-act/