Queensland - Apply for Change of Sex

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Procedure

• To note a reassignment of sex, you must:
  • complete the Application to note a reassignment of sex in the birth register or the adopted children register form
  • supply supporting statutory declarations from two doctors verifying that sexual reassignment surgery has been undergone
  • provide proof of your identity
  • pay the scheduled fee.
• A new birth certificate will not include a statement indicating that the sex has been changed. However, it will note that the birth has been re-registered. Laws restrict the issue of a birth certificate showing that the sex at birth has been changed and only certain people are entitled to obtain one.
• A replacement birth certificate in the new sex will be issued free of charge on return of the original birth certificate.

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Required Documents

Proving your identity

• Before a certificate, information or source document is released, an applicants entitlement to the document must be established and proof of identity produced in accordance with the eligibility criteria.
• Photocopies must be certified by a qualified witness as being "a correct copy of the document".
• Applicants are required to provide:
  • One form of identification from each list (containing a signature, proof of age of both partners and current residential address in Queensland); or
  • Two forms of identification from List 2 and one form of identification from List 3 (containing a signature, proof of age of both partners and current residential address in Queensland), if unable to provide identification from List 1.

List 1: Linkage between identity and person

• Current Australian photo drivers licence, front and back
• Current Australian passport
• Current overseas passport
• Current Australian Firearms licence
• Current Defence Force or Police Service photo ID card
• Adult Proof of Age Card

List 2: Evidence of identity operating in the community

• Current Medicare card
• Current financial institution debit or credit card with your signature and full name or passbook
• Current entitlement card issued by the Commonwealth or State Government
• Educational institution student identity document (must include photo and/or signature) or statement of enrolment
• School or other educational report, less than twelve months old
• Current document of identity issued by the Passport Office
• Naturalisation, citizenship or immigration papers issued by the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
• Full birth certificate
• Security guard/crowd control licence.

List 3: Evidence of residential address

• Recent utility account (gas, electricity, home phone, etc) with current residential address
• Recent financial institution statement with current residential address
• Rent/lease agreement with current residential address
• Rates notice with current residential address
• A renewal notice for vehicle registration showing current residential address; or a renewal notice for driver licence showing current residential address
• Recent official correspondence from Government Service Providers (not from this agency) with current residential address.

• Proof of identity documents are to be in the English language, otherwise these must be translated by an accredited translator. The official translation document is to accompany the original documents.
• The Registrar-General's discretion in deciding acceptable proof of identity documents is not exhausted by the above lists. Decisions may be made by the Registrar-General on any unusual case that may fall outside the requirements of the above table.

Certification of photocopies of proof of identity documents

• As part of establishing proof of identity, copies of documents submitted to the Registry in support of an application must be certified as a true and correct copy by a qualified witness.
• The following persons are considered to be qualified witnesses and are able to certify photocopies of documents as being a correct copy of the document:
  • Justice of the Peac

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Eligibility

• If you have undergone sexual reassignment surgery you can apply to have your new sex noted on your birth or adoption registration.
• You must be 18 years or older and not married at the time of your application.
• In the case of a child, the childs parents, or in certain circumstances one parent or the childs guardian are eligible to apply.

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Instructions

• If you have undergone sexual reassignment surgery and your birth or adoption was registered in Queensland, you can apply to have your new sex noted on your birth or adoption registration.
• You must be 18 years or older and not married at the time of your application. In the case of a child, the childs parents, or in certain circumstances one parent or the childs guardian can apply.
• The requirements of noting a reassignment of sex are complex. Contact Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages if you have any questions regarding the completion of your application.
• The application must be completed in full, signed and lodged with the registry with two completed statutory declarations by two doctors verifying that the applicant or child has undergone sexual reassignment surgery, identification, supporting documents and the statutory fee.
• In certain cases the statutory declarations may be replaced by a recognition certificate. A recognition certificate means a certificate issued under the law of another state that identifies the person who is the subject of the certificate as having undergone sexual reassignment surgery and being the sex stated in the certificate.
• This registry WILL NOT accept applications that have been faxed, emailed or contain correction fluid on the form. Each section number below refers to the corresponding section number on the application form.

Required Information

Section 1. Applicants details - Applicant A

• Where the applicant is 18 years or older they are considered to be Applicant A.
• If the application is for a child where both parents are recorded on the childs birth registration, the consent of BOTH parents is normally required to note a reassignment of sex; a single parent or guardian may make an application under the following circumstances:
  • if a fathers particulars are not shown on the birth certificate/registration, then only the mothers consent is required
  • the other parent is deceased, whereabouts are unknown, refuses to sign or another justifiable reason (Provide a signed statutory declaration)
  • approval from a magistrates court has been given. (Provide the court order).
• All registry correspondence and certificates will be sent to the postal address in section 1 of the application form.
• If a guardian is making application, legal evidence of guardianship must be provided. If the document states more than one guardian each guardian must sign the form.
• Please provide as many contact details as possible so that the registry may contact you. On the application indicate the address where the child ordinarily resides.

Section 1. Applicants details - Applicant B

• Where both parents are recorded on the childs birth registration or two individuals have been granted guardianship and both parents/guardians are consenting to the noting of the childs reassignment of sex, please complete this section with the details of the other parent/guardian.
• In some cases the registry may need to contact each applicant separately. Please provide as many contact details as possible.

Section 2. Reassignment details

• This section is a declaration made by the applicant that an application is made to note a reassignment of sex on the birth or adoption registration from the sex as registered at birth to the sex as assigned by sexual reassignment surgery.

Section 3. Details of person whose sex has been reassigned

• Information given in section 3 must show the persons name at present and details at birth must match the birth or adoption certificate/registration. A new birth certificate will not include a statement indicating that the sex has been changed. It will however mention that the birth has been re-registered.

Section 4. Marriage details of person whose sex has been reassigned

• If the person has been married, then evidence that the marriage has been terminated must be provided (e.g. divorce document or death certificate).

Section 5. Other names person has used

• If you have changed your name or changed your childs name as part of the reassignment process, the change can also be noted on the birth or adoption registration. Evidence of other names used must be provided (e.g. marriage certificate, deed poll, change of name certificate/s).
• If you have not changed your name or your childs name, and now wish to do so, please contact the registry for further information. These are separate processes for which additional fees are payable.

Section 6. Parents names at the time of birth or adoption

• The details provided in this section must match the names on the birth registration of the person named in section 3.

Section 7. Declaration

• Your signature/s must be witnessed by an adult witness 18 years or over. Please ensure your signature on the application matches the signature on your current identification.

Section 8. Statutory declarations (Declaration one/two)

• Both declarations must be completed by a doctor and their signature witnessed by a justice of the peace, commissioner for declarations, a notary public under the law of the state, the commonwealth or another state, a lawyer, a conveyance or another person authorised to administer an oath under the law of the state, the commonwealth or another Australian state. If the statutory declaration is signed outside of the Commonwealth of Australia, a notary public in the overseas country may witness the doctors signature.

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If you have undergone sexual reassignment surgery and your birth or adoption was registered in Queensland, you can apply to have your new sex noted on your birth or adoption registration.

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