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Session, 48th General Assembly 66
Elizabeth II, 2017 |
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE
VITAL STATISTICS ACT, 2009 |
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Received and Read the First Time................................................................................................. |
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Second |
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Committee.......................................................................................................................................... |
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Third |
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Royal Assent...................................................................................................................................... |
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HONOURABLE
SHERRY GAMBIN-WALSH Minister
of Service |
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Ordered
to be printed by the Honourable House of Assembly |
EXPLANATORY NOTES This Bill would amend the Vital Statistics Act, 2009 to remove the requirement to include a statement from a designated professional with an application for a change of sex designation for a person who has reached the age of 16 years. A BILL AN ACT TO AMEND THE Analysis 1.
S.26 Amdt. 2.
S.26.1 Amdt. Be it enacted by the Lieutenant-Governor and House of Assembly in Legislative Session convened, as follows: SNL2009 cV-6.01 1. Subsection 26(2) of the Vital Statistics Act, 2009 is repealed and the following substituted: (2) An
application made under subsection (1) shall include (a) a
statutory declaration made by the applicant stating that the applicant has
assumed, identifies with and intends to maintain the gender identity that
corresponds with the requested sex designation; and (b) other
documentary evidence the registrar general may require. 2. (1) Paragraph 26.1(2)(b) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted: (b) a
statement from one of the following persons who has treated, evaluated or
consulted with the child that confirms that the sex designation requested by
the applicant is consistent with the sex designation with which the child
identifies: (i) a
medical practitioner, (ii) a
registered nurse, (iii) a
nurse practitioner, (iv) a
psychologist registered under the Psychologists
Act, 2005, (v) a
social worker registered under the Social
Workers Act, or (vi) where
the child resides outside the province, a person who is authorized in another
province to practise and is practising a profession equivalent to that
practised by a person referred to in subparagraphs (b)(i) to (v); (2) Paragraph 26.1(2)(e) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted: (e) where
the child is under 12 years of age, a statement from one of the persons
referred to in subparagraphs (b)(i) to (vi), other than the person who provided
a statement under paragraph (b), who has treated, evaluated or consulted with
the child that confirms that the sex designation requested by the applicant is
consistent with the sex designation with which the child identifies; and ©Queen's Printer |