Queensland Numbered Acts

BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT 2023 - SECT 41

41 Form of application to alter record of sex of child under 16 years

(1) An application made under section 40 must—

(a) be in the form required by the registrar and made in an approved way; and

(b) nominate a sex descriptor; and

(c) be accompanied by—

(i) the fee prescribed by regulation; and

(ii) any other documents or information required by the registrar.

(2) If a dispensation order was made in relation to the application, the application must also—

(a) include a statement that the applicant believes on reasonable grounds that alteration of the record of sex of the child is in the child’s best interests; and

(b) be accompanied by—

(i) a copy of the dispensation order; and

(ii) an assessment of the child.

(3) If a court order, other than a dispensation order, was made in relation to the application, the application must also be accompanied by a copy of the court order.

(4) If the application is not an application in relation to which a court order, including a dispensation order, was made and the application is made by a person other than the child, the application must also—

(a) include a statement that the applicant, or each of the applicants, believes on reasonable grounds that alteration of the record of sex of the child is in the child’s best interests; and

(b) be accompanied by an assessment of the child.