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❓ Hon Maryka Groenewald asks the Attorney General about applications to amend recorded sex on identification documents in WA, including breakdowns by age, requested change, and reasons for refusal. The Attorney General provides numerical data on applications received and their outcomes.

AnsweredQoN 973Legislative Council

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2 December 2025

Member

Hon Maryka Groenewald

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Attorney General

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I refer to applications received by the Western Australian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages to amend the recorded sex on a person's identification documents between 30 May 2025 and 31 October 2025, and I ask: (a) how many applications were received during this period; (b) how many of these applicants sought to change their identified sex from male to female, including how many adults and how many children under 18; (c) how many of these applicants sought to change their identified sex from female to male, including how many adults and how many children under 18; (d) how many of these applicants sought to change their identified sex to a non-binary or other designation, including how many adults and how many children under 18; (e) how many of these applicants were a Restricted Person or were subsequently classified as a Restricted Person, due to intervention by a Supervisory Authority, including how many adults and how many children under 18; (f) how many applications were refused due to a Supervisory Authority not granting approval, including how many adults and how many children under 18; (g) how many applications were refused due to an applicant’s provision of false or misleading information; (h) how many applications were made for children under 18 in which the child cannot give consent; (i) how many applications were refused due to reasons given that the child under 18 cannot give consent; (j) how many applications were refused due to the applicant being a minor without parental or supervisory consent; and (k) how many cases were authorised by a court order for a minor who did not have the consent of any parent or guardian?