Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called the latest move by Tasmania’s opposition Labor Party “ridiculous” after Tasmania’s Lower House passed a series of amendments—one of which could require parents to submit a form if they wanted to include a child’s gender on the birth certificate.
The amendments (pdf) will depend on support from Tasmania’s Upper House to become law. The vote is not expected until next week. The upper house comprises 15 members, nine of whom are independents. If passed, the law would be the first of its kind in Australia.
