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Victoria to Waive $140 Fee for Changing Birth Certificates

Victorians identifying as trans or ‘gender diverse’ will no longer have to pay a fee to change sex on their documentation.
Victoria to Waive $140 Fee for Changing Birth Certificates
A sign indicating male and female facilities at Sydney Airport in Australia on Oct. 12, 2025. Susan Mortimer/The Epoch Times
Crystal-Rose Jones
Crystal-Rose Jones
11/20/2025|Updated: 11/20/2025
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Trans and “gender diverse” people born in Victoria will no longer have to pay a fee to change their official gender on their birth certificate after the government announced it would waive all fees including express postage costs.

Victorians who identify as trans were first allowed to change their birth certificate gender in 2020, when the previous Andrews Labor government removed restrictions so that surgical or hormonal treatments were unnecessary for a status change.

Crystal-Rose Jones
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Crystal-Rose Jones is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked at News Corp for 16 years as a senior journalist and editor.
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