A protester interrupts the Archbishop of Sydney less than a minute after he had begun comments over his concerns over legislation designed to provide greater protections to transgender people in New South Wales.
A protester has interrupted the Archbishop of Sydney during less than a minute into his comments over a proposed bill designed to provide greater protections to trans people.A protester has disrupted a NSW parliamentary inquiry into proposed legislation that would make it easier for transgender people to record a sex change on legal documents.
One of the most contentious reforms is an amendment to the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1995.It would remove the existing requirement for people to have undergone a sex affirmation procedure before registering a sex change.Under the Equality Bill, a person aged 16 or older may apply to change their legal sex by making a statutory declaration that they identify as being of a particular sex.
The state government is yet to form a policy on whether to remove the surgery requirement for registering a sex change, saying its position will depend on the inquiry's outcome. "Public safety considerations around allowing certain 'restricted persons' to change their registered sex without appropriate oversight should also be considered," the government's submission said.The government has committed $1bn to combat the violence against women crisis. Here's what we know
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