NSW Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages v Norrie

[2014] HCA 11
Judgment date
Case number
S273/2013
Before
French CJ, Hayne, Kiefel, Bell, Keane JJ
Catchwords

Statutes – Interpretation – Registrar's power to register a "change of sex" under Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1995 (NSW) – Respondent underwent sex affirmation procedure – Respondent applied for registration of change of sex under Act – Whether Registrar has power to register change of sex to "non specific".

Words and phrases – "change of sex".

Births – Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1995 (NSW), ss 32A, 32DA, 32DB, 32DC, 32J.

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