Birth certificates are within the jurisdiction of the states, whereas marriage and passports are matters for the Commonwealth. All Australian jurisdictions now recognise the affirmed sex of an individual, with varying requirements. In the landmark case "New South Wales Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages v Norrie" the High Court of Australia held that the "Births Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1995" (NSW) did not require a person having undergone genital reassignment surgery to identify as either a man or a woman. The ruling permits a gender registration of "non-specific".