12. Part 2 - Groundbreaking Legal Cases in Gender Diversity with Rachael Wallbank

Law Matters with Catherine Henry Lawyers

Recently retired family lawyer, accredited family law specialist, and University of Newcastle law academic, Rachael Wallbank has played a pivotal role in numerous groundbreaking cases in Australia involving individuals identifying as transgender or intersex.

In part two of our two-part special, Catherine Henry engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Rachael, exploring the transformative cases that have reshaped legal perspectives for individuals who identify as being a different gender to what they were assigned at birth.

In this episode you’ll find out:

• How the landmark case Re Kevin changed how the law considers gender for the purposes of marriage
• How another landmark case changed the way pre-adolescent people and their families can access medical intervention
• How cases involving diversity should be treated in the law.

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