Advocates push to outlaw gender assignment surgery on intersex children in Tasmania SunSunday 14 Robert Wilson is frustrated by the lack of support available for intersex people in Tasmania. ( Share Print text only Key points: Some members of Tasmania's intersex community are frustrated at a lack of dedicated health services and support available in the state Advocates say operations should be delayed until children can consent to procedures, but some medical professionals say operations earlier in life are necessary Surgery on intersex children without their consent could be criminalised by the state government if it accepts a proposal by the Tasmania Law Reform Institute