Laws to allow young Canberrans to change birth certificate gender

Dan Jervis-Bardy
Updated July 24 2020 - 9:06am, first published 2:30am
A Gender Agenda health promotion officer Tate McAllister. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos
A Gender Agenda health promotion officer Tate McAllister. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Canberrans as young as 16 would be able to change the gender on their birth certificate without their parent's consent under proposed new laws.

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Dan Jervis-Bardy

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Federal Politics Reporter

Dan covers federal politics from Parliament House, with a special focus on climate policy and the NDIS. He has previously reported on ACT politics and urban affairs since joining the Canberra Times in 2018.

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