This is an Australian case study about   the right of self-determination AB v Western Australia AH v Western Australia [2011] HCA 42 6 October 2011 P15/2011 & P16/2011 Background Facts Two females, AB and AH, desired to appear as males. After bilateral mastectomies, they applied for a new certificate from the West Australian Gender Reassignment Board identifying them as males. However, the Board and Tribunal refused to recognize them as males due to the lack of required ‘gend