References to transgender people
169A References to transgender people
A transgender person is a person who—
identifies as a member of a different sex by living, or seeking to live, as a member of that sex; or
has identified as a member of a different sex by living as a member of that sex;
whether or not the person is a recognised transgender person.
A transgender person includes a person who is thought of as a transgender person, whether or not the person is a recognised transgender person.
A recognised transgender person is a person the record of whose sex is altered under the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1997, part 4 or the corresponding provisions of a law of a State or another Territory.
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