Gender Reassignment Regulations 2001 (WA)

Western Australia

Gender Reassignment Act 2000

Gender Reassignment Regulations 2001

These regulations were repealed by the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment (Sex or Gender Changes) Act 2024 s. 20(2) (No. 31 of 2024) on 30 May 2025 (see s. 2(b) and SL 2025/80 cl. 2).

Western Australia

Gender Reassignment Regulations 2001 Contents

Western Australia

Gender Reassignment Act 2000

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.

5.Recognition certificate

A recognition certificate is to be in a form approved by the Board.

6.Fee to accompany application under section 17 for registration of a certificate

The fee to accompany an application under section 17(3) of the Act is $30.

7.Board to advise Registrar

The Board is to advise the Registrar referred to in section 5 of the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1998 in writing of a decision by the Supreme Court under section 19 or the State Administrative Tribunal on an application made under section 21 of the Act to cancel a recognition certificate.

[Regulation 7 amended: Gazette 30 Dec 2004 p. 7009.]

8.President has casting vote

If the votes cast on a question by the Board are equally divided, the president has a casting vote on the question.

Schedule 1 — Forms

[r. 4]

Form 1

APPLICATION FOR RECOGNITION CERTIFICATE FOR AN ADULT

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Information provided in this application will be treated CONFIDENTIALLY

Personal details of applicant

Full name

Address

Date of birth

Place of birth

Full names of applicant’s parents

Reassignment procedure

I have undergone a reassignment procedure from —      (a)      male to female      (b)      female to male [    ] [    ] Tick the appropriate box and attach a statement signed by a medical practitioner that the person has undergone the reassignment procedure.

Compliance with section 15 of the Gender Reassignment Act 2000

The reassignment procedure was carried out in this State.

My birth was registered in this State.

[    ]

[    ]

I am a resident of this State and have been a resident of this State for not less than 12 months.

[    ]

Tick the appropriate box or boxes and attach a certified copy of your birth certificate and any other relevant documents, such as —

• (i)

  documents relating to where the reassignment procedure was carried out;

• (ii)

  the original, or certified copies, of any documents showing proof of residency and length of residency.

I believe that my true gender is the gender to which I have been reassigned, as specified in this form.

[    ]

Tick box if correct.

I have adopted the lifestyle and have the gender characteristics of a person of the gender to which I have been reassigned, as specified in this form.

[    ]

Tick box if correct.

You may wish to attach any information you consider relevant.

I have received counselling in relation to my gender identity.

[    ]

Tick box if correct.

Please specify details of counselling and attach a statement from the person who provided the counselling.

Hearing of application

I wish to attend the hearing of this application.

I do not wish to attend the hearing of this application.

I wish to appear at the hearing of this application and to make submissions to the Board.

[    ]

[    ]

[    ]

Tick the appropriate box or boxes.

Declaration by applicant

I declare that to the best of my knowledge no statement made in this application is false, or misleading in any material respect.

Signature

Date

Name of person signing

NOTE:

Section 23 of the Gender Reassignment Act 2000 provides that it is an offence for a person to make a statement knowing it to be false or misleading in a material respect for the purposes of, or in connection with, an application.

Penalty: $2 000.

[Form 1 amended: Gazette 14 May 2004 p. 1447; 12 Mar 2019 p. 670.]

Form 2

APPLICATION FOR RECOGNITION CERTIFICATE FOR A CHILD

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Information provided in this application will be treated CONFIDENTIALLY

Personal details of the child the application relates to

Full name of child

Address of child

Date of birth

Place of birth

Full names of child’s parents

Personal details of the person making the application

Name of person making the application
Address of person making the application
Relationship of person to the child	This application must be made by the child’s guardian.

Reassignment procedure

The child this application relates to has undergone a reassignment procedure from —      (a)      male to female      (b)      female to male [    ] [    ] Tick the appropriate box and attach a statement signed by a medical practitioner that the child has undergone the reassignment procedure.

Compliance with section 15 of the Gender Reassignment Act 2000

The reassignment procedure was carried out in this State.

The child’s birth was registered in this State.

The child is a resident of this State and has been a resident of this State for not less than 12 months.

[    ]

[    ]

[    ]

Tick the appropriate box or boxes and attach a certified copy of the child’s birth certificate and any other relevant documents, such as —

• (i)

  documents relating to where the reassignment procedure was carried out;

• (ii)

  the original, or certified copies, of any documents showing proof of residency and length of residency.

These are the reasons that I believe that it is in the best interests of the child that a recognition certificate is issued in respect of the child.

Hearing of application

I wish to, or the child wishes to, attend the hearing of this application.

I do not wish to, or the child does not wish to, attend the hearing of this application.

I wish to, or the child wishes to, appear at the hearing of this application and to make submissions to the Board.

[    ]

[    ]

[    ]

Tick the appropriate box or boxes.

Declaration by applicant

I declare that to the best of my knowledge no statement made in this application is false, or misleading in any material respect.

Signature

Date

Name of person signing

NOTE:

Section 23 of the Gender Reassignment Act 2000 provides that it is an offence for a person to make a statement knowing it to be false or misleading in a material respect for the purposes of, or in connection with, an application.

Penalty: $2 000 or imprisonment for 6 months.

[Form 2 amended: Gazette 25 Oct 2002 p. 5309; 12 Mar 2019 p. 670.]

Notes

This is a compilation of the Gender Reassignment Regulations 2001 and includes amendments made by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation, and for information about any reprints, see the compilation table.

Compilation table

Citation	Published	Commencement
Gender Reassignment Regulations 2001	18 Dec 2001 p. 6507-17	19 Dec 2001 (see r. 2 and Gazette 18 Dec 2001 p. 6489)
Gender Reassignment Amendment Regulations 2002	25 Oct 2002 p. 5309	25 Oct 2002
Sentencing Legislation (Short Sentences) Amendment Regulations 2004 r. 6	14 May 2004 p. 1445-7	15 May 2004 (see r. 2 and Gazette 14 May 2004 p. 1445)
Gender Reassignment Amendment Regulations 2004	30 Dec 2004 p. 7009	1 Jan 2005 (see r. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7130)
Reprint 1: The Gender Reassignment Regulations 2001 as at 12 Dec 2008 (includes amendments listed above)
Gender Reassignment Amendment Regulations 2019	12 Mar 2019 p. 670	r. 1 and 2: 12 Mar 2019 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 19 Mar 2019 (see r. 2(b))
These regulations were repealed by the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment (Sex or Gender Changes) Act 2024 s. 20(2) (No. 31 of 2024) on 30 May 2025 (see s. 2(b) and SL 2025/80 cl. 2)