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}}</ref> Professor Turner cited Marion's case, the 1992 [https://www.hcourt.gov.au/ High Court of Australia] case regarding parental consent.<ref>[https://www.globalhealthrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/HC-1992-Marions-Case.pdf Department of Health & Community Services v JWB & SMB] (“Marion’s Case”) (1992) 175 CLR 218; [1992] HCA 15</ref>
Boyle et al. (2000) suggested that [[circumcision]] of incompetent minors may constitute criminal assault. They also suggested that civil liability may apply and cited cases in which damages were obtained for circumcision.<ref>{{REFjournal |last=Boyle |first=Gregory J. |init=GJ |author-link=Gregory J . Boyle, |last2=Svoboda |first2=J. Steven |init2=JS |author2-link=J . Steven Svoboda, |last3=Price |first3=Christopher P. |init3=CP |author3-link=Christopher P . Price, |last4=Turner |first4=J. Neville |init4=JN |author4-link=J . Neville Turner. [ |url=https://www.cirp.org/library/legal/boyle1/ |title=Circumcision of Healthy Boys: Criminal Assault?] 7 |journal=J Law Med |volume=7 |pages=301 (-310 |date=2000).-02 |accessdate=2024-05-29}}</ref>
=== Potential civil liability ===
The guardians of the mutilated boys are likely to seek compensation for their son's injuries.