Gender Reassignment Act 2000 (WA)

Western Australia Gender Reassignment Act 2000 Western Australia Gender Reassignment Act 2000 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Short title 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Terms used 1 4. Crown bound 1 Part 2 — Gender Reassignment Board 5. Establishment and function of Board 1 6. President of Board 1 7. Other Board members 1 8. Arrangement of business 1 9. Remuneration and allowances of members 1 10. Practice directions 1 11. Executive officer and other officers 1 12. Judicial notice of seal and signatures 1 13. Annual report 1 Part 3 — Recognition certificates 14. Applications for recognition certificates 1 15. Issue of recognition certificates 1 16. Effect of recognition certificate 1 17. Registration of certificates 1 18. Issuing of new birth certificate 1 19. Cancellation of fraudulent recognition certificates 1 Part 4 — Miscellaneous 20. Issue of replacement qualification certificates 1 21. Review by SAT 1 22. Confidentiality 1 23. False or misleading statements 1 24. Offences 1 25. Age 1 26. Regulations 1 Schedule 1 — Constitution and proceedings of the Board 1. Term of office 1 2. Resignation and removal 1 3. Leave of absence 1 4. Acts of acting president 1 5. President to preside 1 6. Use of seal 1 7. Register of applications 1 Notes Compilation table 1 Uncommenced provisions table 1 Other notes 1 Defined terms Western Australia Gender Reassignment Act 2000 An Act to allow the reassignment of gender and establish a Gender Reassignment Board with power to issue recognition certificates; to make consequential amendments to the Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899 and the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1998; to amend the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 1 to promote equality of opportunity, and provide remedies in respect of discrimination, on gender history grounds in certain cases; and for connected purposes. [Long title amended: No. 74 of 2003 s. 61(2).]