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VARIATION IN SEX CHARACTERISTICS (RESTRICTED MEDICAL TREATMENT) ACT 2023 (NO. 23 OF 2023) - NOTES

(see s 3)

Note     The Legislation Act

contains definitions relevant to this Act. For example:

              •     ACAT

              •     adult

              •     chief health officer

              •     child

              •     children and young people commissioner

              •     doctor

              •     health practitioner

              •     health services commissioner

              •     Minister (see s 162)

              •     public advocate.

"application" means an application for approval of a treatment plan under section 11.

"approved treatment plan" means a treatment plan approved under section 23 (1) (b) (i) or section 26 (1) (a).

"assessment board" means the Restricted Medical Treatment Assessment Board established under section 29.

"assessment committee"—see section 12 (1).

"consultation notice"—see section 21 (1).

"consultation period"—see section 21 (2) (a) (ii).

"decision-maker", for a prescribed person, means—

        (a)     for a child—a person who has parental responsibility for the child under the Children and Young People Act 2008

, division 1.3.2; and

        (b)     for an adult subject to a guardianship order—the guardian.

"general treatment plan"—see section 11 (1) (a).

"guardianship order" means an ACAT order under the Guardianship and Management of Property Act 1991

, section 7 (2).

"individual treatment plan"—see section 11 (1) (b).

"interested party", for part 6 (Notification and review of decisions)—see section 36.

"internally reviewable decision", for part 6 (Notification and review of decisions)—see section 35.

"internal review committee"—see section 38(1).

"internal review notice", for part 6 (Notification and review of decisions)—see the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2008

, section 67B (1).

"prescribed person", in relation to restricted medical treatment—see section 9.

"president" means the person appointed as president of the assessment board under section 31 (1) (a).

"restricted medical treatment", in relation to a person who has a variation in sex characteristics—see section 8.

"reviewable decision", for part 6 (Notification and review of decisions)—see section 35.

"treatment plan" means a general treatment plan or an individual treatment plan.

"urgent restricted medical treatment" means restricted medical treatment required to be undertaken urgently to—

        (a)     save a prescribed person's life; or

        (b)     prevent serious damage to the person's health; or

        (c)     prevent the person from suffering or continuing to suffer significant pain.

"variation in sex characteristics"—see section 7 (1).

    Notified under the Legislation Act

on 23 June 2023.

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    For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au

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I certify that the above is a true copy of the Variation in Sex Characteristics (Restricted Medical Treatment) Bill 2023, which was passed by the Legislative Assembly on 8 June 2023.

Clerk of the Legislative Assembly

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Variation in Sex Characteristics (Restricted Medical Treatment) Act 2023

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