Re: Nadia

In the matter of Re: Nadia, Tree J of the court was required to determine the capacity of a minor, Nadia, to consent to medical treatment for gender dysphoria. The specific treatment in question was stage two treatment for the condition.

The central legal issue before the court was whether Nadia, a person born in 2001, possessed the legal competence to consent to the proposed medical intervention. This involved an assessment of her maturity and understanding of the treatment and its implications.

Tree J applied the principles governing the capacity of minors to consent to medical treatment, which require an assessment of the minor's understanding and intelligence. The court found that Nadia was competent to consent to the administration of stage two treatment for gender dysphoria. The court also made extensive orders regarding the publication of the proceedings and judgment, aiming to protect Nadia's privacy while allowing for her to identify herself as the subject of the case and for her treating practitioners to receive unanonymised copies of the orders.