(1) A person who is aged 18 years or over may apply to the Registrar for a document that acknowledges the person's name and sex if—
(a) the person's birth is registered in a place other than Victoria; and
(b) the person's principal place of residence is, and has been for at least 12 months, in Victoria; and
(c) the person believes the person's sex to be as nominated in the application; and
(d) a document acknowledging the person's name and sex has not been issued by the Registrar within the 12 months preceding the date of making the application.
(2) The applicant must nominate a sex descriptor in the application.
(3) A person must not make an application under subsection (1) for the issue of a document to acknowledge a name that is not the name of the person.
Note
See Part 4 for making an application to change a person's name.
(4) The application must—
(a) be in the form approved by the Registrar; and
(b) include a statutory declaration made by the applicant that addresses the requirements of subsection (1); and
(c) be accompanied by either—
(i) a supporting statement in accordance with subsection (5); or
(ii) an interstate recognition certificate (if any) issued to the applicant; and
(d) be accompanied by the prescribed fee (if any); and
(e) be accompanied by any other documents or information reasonably required by the Registrar.
(5) A supporting statement must—
(a) be in the form approved by the Registrar; and
(b) be made by a person who is aged 18 years or over and who has known the applicant for at least 12 months; and
(c) state that the person making the supporting statement—
(i) believes that the applicant makes the application for a document that acknowledges the applicant's name and sex in good faith; and
(ii) supports the application.
S. 30EA inserted by No. 25/2019 s. 10.