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| Region | Australia |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | Nov 14, 1988 |
| Description | Until 1988, there was no legal gender recognition provided in any jurisdiction in Australia. |
| Sources | https://www.legislation.sa.gov.au/__legislation/lz/c/a/sexual%20reassignment%20act%201988/2000.07.05_(1988.11.15)/1988.49.pdf |
Reports (1)
- Note field is incorrect "On the first of July 2025 NSW passed legislation to remove the old requirements of surgery for changing legal gender; this is still incorrectly stated in the description despite correctly placed underneath
https://www.nsw.gov.au/family-and-relationships/name-changes-and-corrections/change-of-sex#toc-changing-a-record-of-sex"
Revision History (2)
edited by jadeywadey. minor date clash
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0 | Old Value (Original) | New Value (Current) | |
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| End Date | Nov 15, 1988 | Nov 14, 1988 |
created by DaisyGeekyTrans
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0 | Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | Nov 15, 1988 |
| Description | Until 1988, there was no legal gender recognition provided in any jurisdiction in Australia. |
| Sources | https://www.legislation.sa.gov.au/__legislation/lz/c/a/sexual%20reassignment%20act%201988/2000.07.05_(1988.11.15)/1988.49.pdf |