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Sexless reforms on the horizon

Started by Shana A, January 04, 2011, 07:48:21 AM

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Shana A

January 04, 2011, 07:48:21 AM
Sexless reforms on the horizon

Posted on 04 January 2011

http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/australia-news/new-south-wales-news/2011/01/04/sexless-reforms-on-the-horizon/41079

The Standing Committee of Attorneys General (SCAG) will establish a working group to consider the implications of creating an unspecified sex category for documents and records.

At a SCAG meeting the NSW Attorney General John Hatzistergos said there were people in the community who could not identify as male or female, mentioning the case of sexless activist Norrie mAy-Welby and a 2009 recommendation by the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) that, "a person over the age of 18 years should be able to choose to have an unspecified sex noted on documents and records".

"The Attorney noted that this is a very complex area of social policy with very significant legal and practical implications on a national scale," a spokesman for Hatzistergos said.
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