Variation in Sex Characteristics (Restricted Medical Treatment) Act 2023

After receiving an application in relation to a general treatment plan, the assessment committee must conduct public consultation about the application and give a notice about the consultation (a consultation notice).

A consultation notice must—

state that—

anyone may give a written submission to the assessment committee about the general treatment plan; and

submissions may be given to the assessment committee only during the period starting on the day after the consultation notice is notified under the Legislation Act and ending on a stated day, being a day at least 30 days after the day it is notified (the consultation period); and

include the general treatment plan and any relevant supporting information included in the application for the plan.

A consultation notice is a notifiable instrument.

The assessment committee must also—

publish the consultation notice on an ACT government website; and

give the consultation notice to the relevant entities.

The following must not be included in the consultation notice:

information that identifies a prescribed person or a decision‑maker for a prescribed person;

information that would allow the person’s or decision‑maker’s identity to be worked out;

any information prescribed by regulation.

In this section:

relevant entities means the following:

the chief health officer;

the Minister responsible for each of the following:

this Act;

the Health Act 1993;

the Human Rights Act 2004;

the children and young people commissioner;

the health services commissioner;

the public advocate;

any other entity prescribed by regulation.