New gender non-specific birth certificates for the ACT

By Kirsten Lawson
Updated April 24 2018 - 10:08pm, first published February 16 2016 - 6:45pm

The terms "mother" and "father" will effectively become interchangeable under new laws passed by the ACT parliament on Tuesday, with parents able to choose either label.

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