Thursday, 20 June 2024

Gender identity

Moira DEEMING (Western Metropolitan) (12:25): (578) My question is for the minister representing the Minister for Education. Given that the minister has already confirmed to me in writing that there is no legal requirement and no Department of Education policy requiring schools to keep records of exactly which adults declare children to be mature minors for the purpose of social gender transition at school, which includes changing their name, uniform, toilet, change room and sporting team access and access to third-party health providers which can give medical transition advice and treatment without their parents’ knowledge or consent, will the minister mandate that these records now be kept?

Lizzie BLANDTHORN (Western Metropolitan – Minister for Children, Minister for Disability) (12:26): I thank Mrs Deeming for the question for the Minister for Education, and in accordance with the standing orders I will refer it for answer.

Moira DEEMING (Western Metropolitan) (12:26): Can the minister please investigate and confirm that this lack of record keeping when it comes to consenting to psychosocial and medical interventions on minors who are deemed to be mature without their parental knowledge or consent, does not amount to a breach of the public record keeping act, and if it does, what will he do to remedy the lack of records thus far?

Lizzie BLANDTHORN (Western Metropolitan – Minister for Children, Minister for Disability) (12:26): I again thank Mrs Deeming and will refer her supplementary question for answer.