Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

VARIATION IN SEX CHARACTERISTICS (RESTRICTED MEDICAL TREATMENT) ACT 2023

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Dictionary  
   4.      Notes  
   5.      Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc  

   PART 2--OBJECT AND IMPORTANT CONCEPTS

   6.      Object of Act  
   7.      Meaning of variation in sex characteristics  
   8.      Meaning of restricted medical treatment  
   9.      Meaning of prescribed person  

   PART 3--ASSESSMENT OF TREATMENT PLANS

           Division 3.1--Applying for approval of treatment plans

   10.      U Requirement for treatment plans to be approved [See Endnotes]  
   11.     Application for approval of treatment plan  

           Division 3.2--Assessment of treatment plans

   12.     Assessment committee  
   13.     Assessment criteria—general and individual treatment plans  
   14.     Assessment of significant harm—children  
   15.     Assessment of significant harm—adult subject to guardianship  
   16.     Assessment criteria—individual treatment plans  
   17.     Ministerial guidelines  
   18.     Operation of assessment committee  
   19.     Request for more information  
   20.     Applicant to be given any other information obtained by committee  

           Division 3.3--Assessment of general treatment plans

   21.     Public consultation  
   22.     Public consultation submissions  
   23.     Deciding the application—general treatment plan  

           Division 3.4--General treatment plans—other matters

   24.     Review of approved general treatment plan  
   25.     Expiry of approved general treatment plan  

           Division 3.5--Assessment of individual treatment plans

   26.     Deciding the application—individual treatment plan  

   PART 4--OFFENCES

   27.      U Offence—undertaking restricted medical treatment without approval [See Endnotes]  
   28.      U Offence—arrange or authorise unapproved restricted medical treatment [See Endnotes]  

   PART 5--RESTRICTED MEDICAL TREATMENT ASSESSMENT BOARD

   29.     Establishment of Restricted Medical Treatment Assessment Board  
   30.     Functions of assessment board  
   31.     Membership of assessment board  
   32.     Ending appointments  
   33.     Arrangements for staff and facilities  
   34.     Consultants for assessment committees  

   PART 6--NOTIFICATION AND REVIEW OF DECISIONS

   35.     Definitions—pt 6  
   36.     Internal review notices  
   37.     Application for internal review  
   38.     Appointment of internal review committee  
   39.     Decision of internal review committee  
   40.     Reviewable decision notices  
   41.     Application for ACAT review  
   42.     Review by ACAT  

   PART 7--MISCELLANEOUS

   43.     Reporting treatment in relation to sex characteristics  
   44.     Assessment board annual report  
   45.     Restricted medical treatment records  
   46.     Regulation-making power  
   47.     Review of Act  
           DICTIONARY
           ENDNOTES