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The Northern Territory is part of Australia. This is NT public health. See Australia.
On 21 December 2025 Health Minister Steve Edgington issued the official media release NT to cease puberty blockers for children under 18 (Territory Stories; Northern Territory Government; Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT)). The Territory will cease public health access to puberty blockers and opposite-sex hormones for children under the age of 18.
That is a public-system restriction. The release governs public health access. Public under-18 puberty blockers and opposite-sex hormones are to cease in the NT system.