Queensland’s LNP government will ignore Labor’s federal government review into gender transition therapy, with critics accusing Labor of attempting to “cauterise” the issue ahead of an election.

Dr Jillian Spencer and Peter Dutton are among many critics concerned that the review will lack independence and will stall the Queensland government’s efforts to ban puberty blockers in that state.

The federal review comes after a letter signed by 100 people, including doctors, academics, lawyers, politicians, advocates and detransitioners, was delivered to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese calling for a federal inquiry into children’s gender therapy.

Shortly after, federal Health Minister Mark Butler announced a review into “health care for trans and gender diverse” kids.

Butler revealed he had told Queensland Health Minister Tim Nicholls it would not be “appropriate” for the state’s review to continue at the same time as the federal inquiry.

Despite this, Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has signalled he would press on with his own review of gender dysphoria treatments in the state.

Saying that the federal review due by mid-next year did not impact Queensland’s investigation, Mr Crisafulli said his government will continue a freeze placed on hormone therapies for new patients under 18-years-old and that a wider investigation into gender treatments would continue.

Labor’s federal inquiry was welcomed by the Greens and LGBT organisations, but has been slammed as a “stalling tactic” by many, including HRLA client and child psychiatrist Dr Jillian Spencer.

Speaking to Sky News, Dr Spencer criticised the government’s time frame, with plans for only an interim report on the use of puberty blockers by mid-next year.

Dr Spencer also said she was concerned the Albanese government could impinge on its independence, with questions being asked about who would be sitting on the review panel.

“I don’t know if I can trust the Labor government to establish an inquiry that is independent and is going to truly be based on the research literature,” she said.

The government has stated that people with “lived experience” would co-lead the probe, and did not make clear whether anyone known for harbouring concerns over puberty blockers would be involved.

Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton supported the Queensland government’s right to conduct its own inquiry into gender transition therapies, saying the states had their “own constitutional rights” to take action.