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Tag: Tasmania Legislation

  • Good Governance Prevails as Debate on Trans Law Reform is Deferred

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    After two weeks of intense discussion and briefings, the Legislative Council has deferred debate on the Justice and Related Legislation (Marriage Amendments) Bill 2018 until March 2019. ‘The amendments to the bill put forward by Labor and the Greens and passed with the support of Speaker, Sue Hickey, in the Lower House had several drafting…

  • Nature such a reassuring obstacle to opting gender

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    Today, in an opinion article titled “Nature Such a Reassuring Obstacle to Opt-In Gender” (26 November 2018), columnist Jennifer Oriel criticised proposed Tasmanian reforms that would remove the automatic recording of sex on birth certificates and allow individuals to change the sex recorded on official documents through self-identification. Oriel argued that biological sex is an…

  • Women Call for Parliamentary Inquiry into Transgender Law Reforms

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    Women Speak Tasmania briefed honourable members of the Legislative Council today, offering our perspective on Labor and the Greens’ proposed amendments to the Justice and Related Legislation (Marriage Amendments) Bill 2018.  ‘We outlined the very real negative impacts on the rights of female persons to safe, female-only spaces if biological male persons are able to become…

  • Tasmania to be first Aussie state to remove gender on birth certificate

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    Today, in an article titled “Tasmania to be First Aussie State to Remove Gender on Birth Certificate” (24 October 2018), journalist Ally Foster reported on proposed amendments to Tasmania’s birth registration laws that would remove sex markers from birth certificates and allow transgender people to change the sex recorded on official documents without undergoing surgery.…

  • Analysis of The Tasmanian Surrogacy Act 2012

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    1. Legal Framework: Surrogacy Act 2012 (Tasmania) Tasmania’s regulatory regime is established under the Surrogacy Act 2012, which provides for legally recognised surrogacy arrangements. Key elements include: Principles of the Act The Act emphasises that: 2. Surrogacy Process in Practice Two-Stage Process: 3. State and Federal Coordination Under federal law (Family Law Act), surrogacy parentage…