Gender-neutral ruling in NSW court could have legal implications across Australia

A Sydney court ruling which allows a person to be registered as gender-neutral could potentially have legal implications around Australia.

In the first case of its kind in Australia, the New South Wales Court of Appeal yesterday ruled that a person does not have to be registered as male or female.

Norrie, who goes by only one name and was born as a male, underwent sexual reassignment surgery in 1989.

Three years ago the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages issued a certificate showing Norrie's sex as not specified.

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