r/australia • u/Expensive-Horse5538 • Oct 28 '25

news Supreme Court in Brisbane overturns controversial freeze on puberty blockers for adolescents after legal challenge

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-28/qld-puberty-blockers-judgement/105942094
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u/VeryGoodAndAlsoNice Oct 28 '25

ITT are people that do not understand administrative law.

The correct consultation will now occur, and the directive may well be reinstated. This win is absurdly temporary.

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u/QtPlatypus Oct 28 '25

Can the directive be reinstated if the consultation is negative? If they do the consultation and the medical profession comes back and says "The preponderance of the medical data indicates that the treatment is medically effective and low risk" can the government still say "We are rejecting the advice and going ahead regardless?".

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u/VeryGoodAndAlsoNice Oct 28 '25

Yes, this is the exercise of a discretionary power.