Children's Commissioner: Australian Standards of Care for trans and gender diverse children

Question

On 4 February 2025, your predecessor Commissioner Anne Hollonds welcomed the NHMRC review of the Australian Standards of Care for trans and gender diverse children. 1. What qualifies the AHRC - a non-medical body - to make its own determination that these interventions are "safe, effective and beneficial" for children and young people ahead of an expert process? 2. Does a non-expert body pronouncing on medical safety undermine children's right to 'the highest attainable standard of health' under the Convention of the Rights of the Child?

Answer

Please see attached answer.

Documents

• Question with answer (PDF) (opens in a new tab)
• BE26-336.pdf (opens in a new tab)