Please oppose birth certificate amendments that undermine marriage in Victoria
Proposed changes to Birth Certificate Legislation in Victoria
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Proposed changes to Birth Certificate Legislation in Victoria
The Victorian State government, led by Labour MP the Hon. Daniel Andrews is hoping to sign off on the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment Bill 2016. The State government announced this legislation on August 18 in the Legislative Assembly. It is now set for debate in the Legislative Council in the next weeks. If it passes, the Bill will become new State legislation.
The Bill is a further example of the rainbow agenda that the State government in Victoria continues to push undermining objective realities about gender, the differences between the sexes and Marriage between a man and a woman.
This legislation was an election promise made by the Labour government in 2014. It primarily seeks to allow adults to alter the sex recorded on their Victorian birth registration and birth certificate. It also will allow any adult who is living in a same-sex relationship and who was legally married prior to one of the couples changing their sex, to continue to remain in this state. The same-sex couples in this situation will remain legally married, despite now being recognised legally as a same-sex couple. Effectively, as such, the legislative changes legalise marriage for some same-sex couples in Victoria.
Despite this Victorian push, the federal Marriage Act still continues to stipulate that marriage is between a man and a woman. If something changes, such as the sex of one of the couple, then it would be reasonably assumed that the marriage no longer exists as originally contracted. Not so, say the former federal Attorneys-General from both parties who have taken the view that the Marriage Act is concerned with the gender of the couple only at the time of the marriage ceremony.
The Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment Bill 2016 will also remove the need for applicants to have undergone sex affirmation surgery before being able to apply to change their gender on their birth certificate. The applicant will not be required to provide a diagnosis or medical certificate to make this change. Under the changes, an applicant will be able to nominate what sex descriptor they would like on their birth registration be it, male, female or alternatively, to specify a gender diverse or non-binary descriptor. It will be entirely what the applicant self-reports.
Parents will also be able to apply to have the sex of their children changed on their child's birth certificate, with the child's consent.
Whilst, South Australia is also discussing similar legislative changes, the Australian Capital Territory is the only other State or Territory in Australia that has introduced similar legislation. Victoria continues to appear to be pushing changes rapidly in the area of marriage and gender and defying the Federal Governments lead to slow down, such as on the related Safe Schools Coalition Program.
Please join us in signing this petition to members of the Legislative Council asking them not to support these changes which undermine marriage in the coming weeks when they will vote on the legislation. We will also send a copy of the signatures to Premier Daniel Andrews.
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Concerns related to the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment Bill 2016
To Members of the Legislative Council:
I would like to express my opposition to the proposed changes to the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment Bill 2016. We believe that this legislation will undermine marriage, which under the Federal Marriage Act, still stipulates that marriage is between a man and a woman.
As some might suggest, we believe that this legislation is not simply about those individuals who wish to change their gender in a legal capacity on their birth certificate. It would be a significant change that will have implications for the wider community.
We ask that you do not support the passage of this legislation and consider the wider implications for marriage and the family in Victoria.
Concerns related to the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment Bill 2016
To Members of the Legislative Council:
I would like to express my opposition to the proposed changes to the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment Bill 2016. We believe that this legislation will undermine marriage, which under the Federal Marriage Act, still stipulates that marriage is between a man and a woman.
As some might suggest, we believe that this legislation is not simply about those individuals who wish to change their gender in a legal capacity on their birth certificate. It would be a significant change that will have implications for the wider community.
We ask that you do not support the passage of this legislation and consider the wider implications for marriage and the family in Victoria.
