New Bans and Oversight for Medical Treatment for Intersex People
Health Safeguards for People Born with Variations in Sex Characteristics Bill 2025
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
Registered medical practitioners are prohibited from providing restricted medical treatment to people with innate variations in sex characteristics who lack the capacity to give informed consent.
Medical practitioners must consider specific factors, such as the need for support and the specific nature of the treatment, when deciding if a person has the capacity to consent.
People affected by treatment plan decisions have the right to apply for an internal review and can subsequently take the matter to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT).
The Secretary of the Department of Health can request and disclose information to carry out their functions.
Applicable providers must submit an annual report.
The State establishes the Restricted Medical Treatment Oversight Panel to oversee the delivery of restricted medical treatment.
The Chair of the Oversight Panel appoints assessment committees to approve treatment plans.
VCAT is granted new powers to review decisions regarding individual and general treatment plans.