Gender Reassignment Regulations 2001 (WA)

Western Australia Gender Reassignment Act 2000 Gender Reassignment Regulations 2001 Western Australia Gender Reassignment Regulations 2001 Contents 1. Citation 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Corresponding laws 1 4. Applications for recognition certificates 1 5. Recognition certificate 2 6. Fee to accompany application under section 17 for registration of a certificate 2 7. Board to advise Registrar 3 8. President has casting vote 3 Schedule 1 — Forms Notes Compilation table 10 Western Australia Gender Reassignment Act 2000 Gender Reassignment Regulations 2001

1. Citation These regulations may be cited as the Gender Reassignment Regulations 2001 1.

2. Commencement These regulations come into operation on the day on which the Gender Reassignment Act 2000 comes into operation 1.

3. Corresponding laws The Sexual Reassignment Act 1988 of South Australia, as amended from time to time, is declared to be a corresponding law.

4. Applications for recognition certificates (1) An application for a recognition certificate is — (a) to be in the form set out in Form 1 in Schedule 1, or Form 2 of that Schedule if the application relates to a child; and (b) to be accompanied by — (i) a fee of $40, unless subregulation (2) applies; (ii) a statement signed by a medical practitioner that the applicant, or the child the application relates to, has undergone the reassignment procedure; (iii) any documents relating to where the reassignment procedure was carried out; (iv) the original, or a certified copy of the birth certificate of the applicant, or the child the application relates to; (v) the original, or certified copies, of any documents showing proof of residency and length of residency of the applicant, or the child the application relates to; (vi) if the applicant so wishes, any relevant information regarding the adoption of the lifestyle of a person of the gender to which the applicant, or the child the application relates to, has been reassigned; and (vii) a statement from any person who has provided counselling in relation to the gender identity of the applicant, or the child the application relates to, signed by that person. (2) If the Board considers that it is appropriate to do so in relation to a particular application, the Board may waive the fee referred to in subregulation (1)(b)(i). (3) The Board, or the executive officer referred to in section 11 of the Act, may, by written notice, require an applicant to give to the Board or the executive officer any additional information necessary for a proper consideration of the application.