Chapter 15 – Sterilisation Contents 15. 1. Introduction 15. 2. Sterilisation as a societal issue in the 19th and 20th centuries 15. 3. The enactment of legislation to protect incapable people from unnecessary sterilisations in Australia 15. 4. The High Court’s authorisation of the Family Court
15. 5. Who may consent to sterilising treatments for incapable people in Australia?
15. 5. 1. State and ACT tribunals
15. 5. 2. State and Territory Supreme Courts 15. 5. 3. Family Court
15. 6. The jurisdiction of State and Australian Capital Territory tribunals in relation to the sterilisation of people unable to give a valid consent to their own treatment
15. 6. 1. South Australia
15. 6. 2. New South Wales 15. 6. 3. Australian Capital Territory 15. 6. 4. Western Australia 15. 6. 5. Tasmania 15. 6. 6. Victoria 15. 6. 7. Queensland 15. 6. 8. Northern Territory
15. 7. How the State tribunals exercise their jurisdiction
15. 7. 1. Most appropriate treatment and necessary to save life or prevent serious damage to health – New South Wales
15. 7. 2. Best interests – Australian Capital Territory, Western Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, the Family Court and Supreme Courts
15. 7. 3. Three circumstances, medical necessity, no contraception applicable or problems with menstruation – South Australia and Queensland
