Victorians updating their gender on a birth certificate will no longer have to pay a fee.
Previously, people born in the state had to pay $140 to receive a new birth certificate.
The fee waiver will also apply to people wanting to legally change their name at the same time as they update their gender.
The Government says the move is part of ensuring “cost is never a barrier to a person having an identity document that reflects who they are.”
Birth certificates
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Under Victoria law, an individual can apply to change the sex recorded on their birth certificate.
The law also applies to those not born in the state, and under-18s with parental approval.
Applicants are not required to have undergone gender affirming surgery.
According to the Government, two-thirds of trans and gender diverse people in the state don’t “hold identity documents that reflect who they are.”
