Sexuality and Gender Diversity

HON ALISON XAMON (North Metropolitan) [5.25 pm]: I rise tonight to speak because it is the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia, otherwise known by the interesting name of IDAHOBIT.  IDAHOBIT is a day when we celebrate the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer community; acknowledge and honour the hard-fought advancements in the human rights of LGBTIQ people; and recognise that there is still much more work to be done.

354. Hon ALISON XAMON to the Leader of the House representing the Attorney General:

I refer to section 15(3) of the Western Australian Gender Reassignment Act 2000 that states that a recognition certificate cannot be issued to a person who is married. Given that equal marriage is now legal, when does the minister intend to introduce legislation to enable married people to change their sex on their birth certificate?

Hon SUE ELLERY replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.