Re: Janson

The proceedings in *Re: Janson* concerned a declaration sought by the applicant regarding the capacity of a child, identified as Janson, to consent to medical treatment. The dispute centred on whether Janson, born in 1998 and diagnosed with Gender Dysphoria, possessed the legal competence to consent to Phase 2 treatment for this condition. The matter came before Austin J of the Supreme Court of New South Wales.

The primary legal issue before the Court was to determine whether Janson, as a minor, had attained the age and maturity necessary to provide informed consent to the proposed medical treatment for Gender Dysphoria. This involved an assessment of the child's capacity to understand the nature, consequences, and implications of the treatment, and to make a voluntary decision without undue influence.

Austin J, by consent of the parties, declared that Janson was competent to consent to the administration of Phase 2 treatment for Gender Dysphoria. The Court's reasoning, though not fully elaborated in the provided text, led to orders designed to protect the child's privacy. These orders prohibited the publication of any identifying information about Janson, his family, or medical practitioners, and stipulated that only anonymised reasons for judgment and orders would be released to non-parties. Furthermore, access to the court file was restricted without judicial leave. The Court also granted leave for the parties to provide non-anonymised copies of the orders and reasons to the child's treating medical practitioners, to the extent not already authorised by the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth).