Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment (Sex or Gender Changes) Act 2024 30. Hon Nick Goiran to the parliamentary secretary representing the Attorney General: I refer to the passage of the

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25 February 2026
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Births, Deaths and Marriages
Registration Amendment (Sex or Gender Changes) Act 2024
30. Hon Nick Goiran to
the parliamentary secretary representing the Attorney
General:
I refer to the
passage of the Births, Deaths and Marriages
Registration Amendment (Sex or Gender Changes) Act 2024.
(1) On what date did the operative provisions of
the act commence?
(2) Since commencement, how many applications have
been received by the registrar to change a person's sex in the registration of
the person's birth?

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I thank the member
for some notice of the question.
(1) It commenced on 30 May 2025.
(2) As of 24 February 2026, there have been 286.

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