133 Molesworth Street
PO Box 5013
Wellington 6140
New Zealand
T+64 4 496 2000
30 November 2022
Tania Sturt
By email: [FYI request #21153 email]
Ref:
H2022017220
Tēnā koe Tania
Transfer of your request for official information
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) to Manatū Hauora
(the Ministry of Health) on 18 November 2022 for:
“
Please advise:
The ages of all people who received the following surgeries (for the purposes of sex
reassignment) since January 2018 to date (18 November 2022). Please include dates.
Orchidectomy
Phalloplasty
Bilateral mastectomy
Vaginaplasty
Hysterectomy
Feminising breast augmentation
Masculinising chest reconstruction
Salpingo-oophorectomy”
Manatū Hauora does not hold any information relating to your request; however, I have been
advised that this information is more closely connected to the functions held by Te Whatu Ora -
Health New Zealand (Te Whatu Ora).
For
this reason, I have decided to transfer your request to
Te Whatu Ora under section 14(b)(ii) of the Act. You can expect a response from
Te Whatu Ora
in due course.
Under section 28(3) of the Act, you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review any
decisions made under this request. The Ombudsman may be contacted by email at:
[email address] or by calling 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, na
Jan Torres
Acting Manager, OIA Services
Government and Executive Services | Te Pou Whakatere Kāwanatanga
COPY OF OIA REQUEST
From: [FYI request #21153 email]
To: [email address]
CC:
Original Subject Line: Of icial Information request - Sex Reassignment Surgery Ages
Email Body:
Dear Ministry of Health,
Please advise:
The ages of all people who received the following surgeries (for the purposes of sex
reassignment) since January 2018 to date (18 November 2022). Please include dates.
Orchidectomy
Phalloplasty
Bilateral mastectomy
Vaginaplasty
Hysterectomy
Feminising breast augmentation
Masculinising chest reconstruction
Salpingo-oophorectomy
Yours faithfully,
Tania Sturt
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