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Transsexual recognition in Australia
Citation
Finlay, HL, Transsexual recognition in Australia, Venereology - The Interdisciplinary, International Journal of Sexual Health, 10, (3) pp. 188-192. ISSN 1032-1012 (1997) [Refereed Article]
Abstract
It seems clear that the law, which is often thought to move in a mysterious way, is now at last prepared to recognise the effect of a sex reassignment procedure as altering the legal status of a person. The all- important chromosome in Corbett v Corbett has shrunk to insignificance. This has happened not so much by any medical or surgical considerations, but rather by the growing importance of anti-discrimination and equal opportunity legislation, as can be seen in the recent developments in Western Australia, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory. Thus the legalistic hang-ups of the past are being laid to rest by a more compassionate and pragmatic consideration of reality. Instead of looking at chromosomes, the law is at last prepared to look at humans.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Research Division: | Health Sciences |
Research Group: | Health services and systems |
Research Field: | Health services and systems not elsewhere classified |
Objective Division: | Health |
Objective Group: | Other health |
Objective Field: | Other health not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Finlay, HL (Associate Professor Henry Finlay) |
ID Code: | 10600 |
Year Published: | 1997 |
Deposited By: | Law |
Deposited On: | 1997-08-01 |
Last Modified: | 2011-08-11 |
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