Correcting your Birth Certificate (Legal Sex)

All states and territories in Australia have some form of legislation covering correction of Birth Certificates. Legislation varies from state to state. Depending on the state or territory where you were born, your Birth Certificate can be corrected based on the legislation in that state or territory.

Overall, men who have undergone irreversible sex affirmation procedures are eligible for a correction of their legal-sex on their Birth Certificate.

What are irreversible sex affirmation procedures?

Your local Births, Deaths and Marriages Registry in your state or territory can give you more information on correcting your legal-sex on your Birth Certificate.

For more details about correcting your Birth Certificate – click on the state or territory you were born: (all the following links go to external websites)