Anti-Discrimination Legislation —
The Queensland Discrimination Law
Amendment Act 2002 protects transgender
people and intersex people from discrimination
in public places such as work.
The Anti-Discrimination
Commission Queensland is an independent
statutory authority which administers the
QLD Anti-Discrimination
Act 1991.
Queensland Anti-Discrimination
Commission - www.adcq.qld.gov.au
Change of Name —
Please see the
QLD Registry of Births,
Deaths and Marriages for more information
and procedure for change of name.
QLD Registry of Births, Deaths and
Marriages - www.nt.gov.au/justice/graphpages/bdm
Queensland Driver's License Corrections
—
A Queensland driver's license has a sex
designation (M or F) on the license. A person
can change their sex designation on their
driver's license with a letter from a
psychiatrist supporting the sex designation to
be shown on the license. This is sufficient for
the Qld Dept. of Transport (Main Roads) to
re-issue the license with the correct sex
designation.
If the person's name on a Queensland driver's
license needs to be changed at this point, the
change of name registration document from the
QLD Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages is
required.
Qld Dept. of Transport (Main Roads) -
www.transport.qld.gov.au
Correction of Legal Sex —
The Queensland Discrimination Law
Amendment Bill 2002 has amended the
Queensland
Births, Deaths and Marriages Act 1962
to allow post-operative transgender people
(transsexuals) to obtain new birth certificates
in their legal-sex.
In Queensland, a person can apply to have
their change of legal-sex recorded if
- they are 18 years or more,
- have undergone sexual reassignment
surgery, and
- are not married.
The application must be accompanied by either
statutory declarations by two doctors verifying
that the person has undergone sexual
reassignment surgery, or a recognition
certificate for the person.
For more information
—
Qld Registry of Births, Deaths and
Marriages
501 Ann Street, Brisbane
(on the corner of Ann and Boundary Streets) QLD
4000
Telephone (07) 3247 9203
Website www.justice.qld.gov.au/bdm
Legislation Online —
Queensland
Births, Deaths and Marriages Act 1962
QLD Anti-Discrimination
Act 1991
Queensland Discrimination Law Amendment
Act 2002
The
information contained on this page is not legal
advice. Legal advice is dependent upon the specific
circumstances of each individual. Please consult
with qualified legal professionals for your
personal situation.
Citation
— Queensland Legal Information.
(2002)
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Queensland Legal Information
