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New South Wales Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages v. Norrie

(2014) 244 CLR 390 (2014)

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New South Wales Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages v. Norrie

Australia High Court
(2014) 244 CLR 390 (2014)

Facts

Norrie (plaintiff) identified as a transgender or intersex person. Norrie’s sex was registered as male in the New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (the registry). After undergoing a sex-affirmation procedure, Norrie filed an application to amend the registry to reflect Norrie’s sex identity as nonspecific. The New South Wales Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages (the registrar) (defendant) initially approved Norrie’s application but then revoked approval, arguing that the Anti-Discrimination Act (the act) did not authorize the registrar to register a sex other than male or female. Norrie took the matter to a tribunal, which agreed with the registrar’s position that the registrar did not have the authority to register Norrie’s nonspecific sex identity. Norrie appealed to the appellate panel, and the appellate panel dismissed Norrie’s appeal and remanded to the tribunal. The Australia High Court reviewed the matter.

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