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Anti-Discrimination Legislation —
The Tasmanian
Anti-Discrimination Act 1998
outlaws discrimination on many human
attributes including, Gender/sex, Marital
Status, Sexual orientation, association with a
person who has, or is believed to have, any of
these attributes or identities.
The Anti-Discrimination
Commission Tasmania administers the
Act.
Anti-Discrimination
Commission Tasmania - www.antidiscrimination.tas.gov.au
Change of Name —
Please see the
TAS Registry of Births,
Deaths and Marriages for more information
and procedure for change of name.
TAS Registry of
Births, Deaths and Marriages -
www.justice.tas.gov.au/bdm
Correction of Legal Sex
—
The Tasmanian
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act
1999 permits registration of a change of
legal sex designation to
- an unmarried adult
- born in Tasmania
- who has undergone sexual reassignment
surgery
Applications must be accompanied by statutory
declarations from two doctors verifying the
person who is the subject of the application has
undergone sexual reassignment surgery.
When a change of sex is registered under
Tasmanian regulations, a birth certificate
issued by the Registrar for the person is to
show the person's sex as registered with a
notation that the person was previously
registered as of the other sex, unless the
person requests issue of an extract from the
Register which does not include the notation.
This provision is in sharp contrast to those in
other States which typically state that no
notation or marking indicating the person has
had a sex change is permitted on a (new) birth
certificate issued to a person who has had a
change of sex registered.
For more information
—
Registration Services - Division of the
Department of Justice
Level 3, 15 Murray Street, Hobart
TASMANIA 7000
Telephone 1300 13 55 13 or (03) 6233
3793
Website www.justice.tas.gov.au/bdm/
Legislation Online —
Tasmanian
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act
1999
Section
on Sex Affirmation (Reassignment)
Tasmanian
Anti-Discrimination Act 1998
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
— Tasmania Legal Information.
(2002)
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