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territories\nPage No.\nAsia Pacific\nAustralia – Capital Territory\n7\nAustralia – Northern Territory\n9\nAustralia – New South Wales\n10\nAustralia – Queensland\n10\nAustralia – South Australia\n11\nAustralia – Tasmania\n12\nAustralia – Victoria\n13\nAustralia – Western Australia\n14\nIndia\n16\nJapan\n18\nMainland China\n19\nNew Zealand\n20\nSingapore\n22\nSouth Korea\n23\nTaiwan\n24\nVietnam\n25\nEurope\nAustria\n26\nBelgium\n28\nBulgaria\n28\nCroatia\n30\n(Republic of) Cyprus\n31\nCzech Republic\n32\nDenmark\n33\nEstonia\n34\nFinland\n35\nFrance\n36\nGermany\n38\nGreece\n40\nHungary\n41\nIceland\n42\nIreland\n43\nItaly\n44\nLatvia\n46\nLiechtenstein\n47\nLuxembourg\n47\nMalta\n48\nMoldova\n49\nNetherlands\n49\nNorway\n51\nPoland\n51\nPortugal\n52\nRomania\n53\nRussian Federation\n54\nSerbia\n55\nSlovakia\n56\nSlovenia\n57\nSpain\n57\nSweden\n59\nSwitzerland\n60\nTurkey\n62\nUkraine\n64\nUnited Kingdom\n65\nNorth America\nCanada – Alberta\n66\nCanada – British Columbia\n68\nCanada – 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The previous requirement for sex reassignment surgery was removed before a person can alter the person’s sex in the registration of the person’s birth.\nFor a child under 18 years old, his/her parents or a person with parental responsibility may make similar application for the chi","cbCaiiae5pLkV58W","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiiae5pLkV58W","docx",299076,109,"English","# Summary Table of Gender Recognition Schemes\n## Regions and jurisdictions\n### Asia Pacific\n### Europe\n### North America\n### South America\n## Example jurisdiction details\n### Australia – Capital Territory\n### Passport gender \"X\" recording","[{\"question\":\"What does Annex B provide?\",\"answer\":\"Annex B provides a regional, jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction summary table of gender recognition schemes, including the related processes and requirements.\"},{\"question\":\"What legal basis is described for Australia – Capital Territory?\",\"answer\":\"It references the Births, Deaths, and Marriages Registration Amendment Act 1997, including requirements for adults and children to apply for alteration of the sex record.\"},{\"question\":\"What evidence is required for passport gender recording in Australia?\",\"answer\":\"A supporting letter from a medical practitioner is required to confirm the person is intersex or is receiving/had appropriate clinical treatment for gender transition.\"}]","Annex B - Inter-departmental Working Group on Gender Recognition (IWG) - Summary Table of Gender Recognition Schemes in Other Countries and Territories | DOCX",38]