The Victorian parliament should delay its vote on the birth certificate reform bill to allow more consultation with women’s groups and to assess the potential impact on single-sex spaces.
The only Australian state to have passed similar legislation is Tasmania, which voted to make gender optional on birth certificates early this year.
Of the remaining states and territories, four require sex reassignment surgery to change how sex is listed on a birth certificate (Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, and Western Australia), while three require “clinical treatment” (ACT, South Australia, and the Northern Territory), for example hormone therapy or counselling.
Source: Why some feminists oppose allowing people to choose their sex on birth certificates