<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Australia's first ban on puberty blockers for young transgender patients has been overturned in a landmark court battle.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Queensland Supreme Court Justice Peter Callaghan allowed an application for a judicial review of the ban in a judgment handed down today.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Justice Callaghan found health service executives were given 22 minutes to consider a directive that would ban hormone therapy for young Queenslanders.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/porsche-collides-with-two-other-vehicles-sydney-upper-north-shore/8314fbb2-b055-4172-9e8b-909189357c86" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>CCTV captures moment out-of-control Porsche causes carnage</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The mother of a trans teenager unable to access hormone therapy in October became the first to launch legal action over the Queensland government's decision, sparking protests outside court.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The mother, who cannot be named, launched legal action after Queensland became the first to ban hormone treatments for children diagnosed with gender dysphoria in January.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The LGBTI Legal Service had sought a judicial review by the Queensland Supreme Court to determine if the decision was lawful.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/queensland-puberty-blocking-ban-overturned/68525691-030f-4c84-b97d-901297d30252" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The review was based on whether Queensland's health service made an independent decision with proper public consultation to halt puberty blockers.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The only way that was argued that (the Queensland Health CEO) complied with this requirement is by reason of a videoconference which lasted for about 22 minutes," Justice Callaghan said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The judgment did not establish the merit or otherwise of puberty blockers.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Queensland's Liberal National government made the call amid claims puberty blockers had been given to children as young as 12 without authorised care.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/police-and-asic-raid-wisetech-offices/a252fa05-cfcd-48e4-bb3e-d9476e6fbb33" target="_blank"><strong><span>Police raid offices of Australian software giant WiseTech</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Hormone therapies are no longer accessible to the state's new patients aged under 18 as the government awaits the result of a review into the treatment.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Lawyers for the mother argued Queensland Health's director-general David Rosengren improperly exercised his power in suspending the treatments.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>They claim the decision was not based on medical evidence, but at the behest of the conservative LNP government.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Barrister Mark Steele had argued there had been clear and direct interference in the decision by the LNP government.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Queensland Health previously argued discussion to ban puberty blockers began in December, weeks before the decision was made public and was based on Dr Rosengren's advice.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The matter was adjourned today for submissions on 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