145Review of certain provisions relating to applications for registration of nominated sex

1. The Minister must, as soon as practicable after the expiry of 5 years from the commencement of sections 23 to 29,—

2. commence a review of the operation of the following provisions since the commencement of sections 23 to 29:
   1. in section 4, the definitions of eligible 16- or 17-year-old, eligible child, eligible person, guardian, nominated sex, restricted name-change information, and restricted sex information:
   2. sections 23 to 29 (which relate to applications for registration of a person’s nominated sex):
   3. section 30(1)(d) (which provides for rights of appeal against decisions by the Registrar-General to decline to register a nominated sex):
   4. section 79 (relating to use of a birth certificate as evidence of sex and gender):
   5. section 126(3)(c) (which provides that the Registrar-General may not delegate the power to decline to register a nominated sex):
   6. section 144(1)(c), (d), and (e) (which provides for regulation-making powers relating to applications to register a nominated sex); and
3. prepare a report on that review.

4. During the preparation of the report, the Minister must consult—

5. the Human Rights Commissioner; and
6. the communities the Minister considers to be most affected by the operation of the provisions reviewed; and
7. any other persons or organisations that the Minister considers appropriate.

8. The Minister must present a copy of the report to the House of Representatives as soon as practicable after it has been completed.

9. This section is repealed on the date that is 6 years after the commencement of sections 23 to 29.