Legal recognition of sex and gender : Final report No 31 / Tasmania Law Reform Institute.

Hobart : Tasmania Law Reform Institute, 2020.

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Tasmania. -- Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1999.

Tasmania. -- Justice and Related Legislation (Marriage and Gender Amendments) Act 2019.

Gender identity law and legislation Tasmania.

Sexual minorities Law and legislation Tasmania.

Intersex people Identity.

Transgender people Identity.

Law reform Tasmania.

Part 1: Introduction

1.1 Why has the TLRI looked into this issue?

1.2 Background to the reference

1.3 Scope of review

1.4 Conduct of the reference

1.5 Terminology

Children and young people

Part 2: Legal Recognition of Sex and Gender

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Tasmania's current legal framework: explaining the recent changes

2.3 Recent changes to other laws

2.4 Consequences of changes to the BDM Act: identification documents

2.5 Consequences of changes to the BDM Act: gender-specific programs

2.6 Recent changes and consequential reforms

2.7 Conclusion

Part 3: Consent to Medical Treatment to Alter a Person's Sex or Gender

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Consent to medical treatment for intersex children: understanding the issue

3.3 Current approaches to medical consent for intersex children

3.4 Options for reform

3.5 Consent to medical procedures for transgender children

3.6 Options for reform

Appendix 1 – Summary of cases regarding sex and gender

Appendix 2 – Reviews of law relating to sex and gender in Australian states and territories

Appendix 3 – Implications of JRL Act for existing legislation

Appendix 4 – Approved forms

Appendix 5 – Cases regarding medical procedures for children.

This report makes a number of recommendations in relation to Tasmania's approach to the recognition of intersex and transgender members of the community and surgical intervention for this group.

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