Foreword |
Sarah's Theory of Bureaucracy |
General Legal Status |
Changing Your Name |
What To Do If It Doesn't Work Out |
Listing of Legislation |
Contact Details |
South Australian Sex Reassignment Act, 1988
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Contact Details for Relevent Authorities
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Please select your state:
| | Victoria |
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- Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages
- These people have two responsibilities. Firstly, they can issue you with a deed
poll to enable you to change your name, and secondly, you will have to write
them a letter enquiring about their policies (even though you know them already)
before jumping up and down to the relevent ministers, in order to get
leglislation made to enable change of sex on your birth certificate.
Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages,
295 Queen Street,
PO Box 4332, Melbourne Vic 3001.
Phone 03 9603 5800.
| | New South Wales |
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- Transgender Liberation Coalition (TLC)
- Tranny group with an interest in political activism. These are the people
behind the recent NSW legislation protecting the rights of NSW trannies.
PO Box 208, Kings Cross, 2011.
- Racheal Wallbank
- Tranny solicitor. Specialising in family law.
c/o The Gender Centre,
75 Morgan Street, Petersham 2049.
Phone 02 9569 2366
| | Australian Capital Territory |
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- ACT Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages
- These are the people to see when changing your name, and also the people who can
provide you with a birth extract stating your new name only with no reference to
sex (if you happen to be born here).
Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages,
Allara House,
Allara Street, Canberra City.
Phone 06 207 0488.
- Dr David Widdup
- Queer friendly solicitor
c/o Vandenberg Reid Law Firm.
18 Lonsdale Street, Braddon.
Phone 06 248 7422 or 015 296 759.
- ACT Human Rights Office
- Level 2,
40 Allara Street, Canberra City, 2601.
PO Box 222, Civic Square, 2608.
Phone 06 247 3002
Fax 06 247 3358
| | Queensland |
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- Australian TransGenderist Support Association Inc
- ATSAQ was established to support those affected by Gender Dysphoria which
includes transgendered people, their parents, partners, ex-partners,
siblings, loved ones, and friends.
They provide moral support and counselling, referral services, a 24 hour
helpline for those in crisis, and guidance and support in areas of social
security, CES, department of motor transport, medicare, etc.
The ATSAQ strives to improve human rights and legal rights for Transgenders
in Queensland by making submissions and recommendations to commissions
framing 'human rights' legislation, attorney generals office, and the
anti discrimination commission.
ATSAQ is a non-profit organisation which exists without any government
financial support. It survives purely by member subscriptions and
donations.
PO Box 212, New Farm, 4005,
Phone 07 3846 3787.
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| | Northern Territory |
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| | Western Australia |
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- The Gender Council of WA
- A lobby/reform oriented (not support) group for "people with gender
dysphoria". They seek legal and social reform, and the establishment and
support of community centres for people with gender dysphoria. They are
shortly to incorporate.
PO Box 573, Gosnells, 6110,
Phone 09 490 3820.
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