📜 Gender Reassignment Amendment Bill 2018
Assented toLABill 8515 August 2018
The Gender Reassignment Amendment Bill 2018 amends the Gender Reassignment Act 2000 to allow a person to obtain a recognition certificate regardless of their marital status. It removes the existing requirement that married individuals are ineligible for a recognition certificate.
Impact
This bill affects transgender and gender diverse people in Western Australia who are married and seeking legal recognition of their gender. It removes a barrier for married individuals to align their legal gender with their lived gender, impacting their rights and recognition.
Key Changes
["Removes the marital status restriction for obtaining a gender recognition certificate.", "Amends section 15(3) of the Gender Reassignment Act 2000."]
Parliamentary Progress
- LA IntroducedLA15 Aug 2018
- LA Second Reading MovedLA15 Aug 2018
- LA Second Reading AgreedLA20 Nov 2018
- LA Third ReadingLA20 Nov 2018
- LC Second Reading MovedLC21 Nov 2018
- LC Second Reading AgreedLC12 Feb 2019
- LC Third ReadingLC12 Feb 2019
- Royal Assent19 Feb 2019
Affected Sectors
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