Finch started transitioning in the 1980s and detransitioned in 1997. He later brought forward a malpractice lawsuit, seeking damages from the Monash Medical Centre in Melbourne, claiming he was misdiagnosed as a “primary transsexual.” In response, Kristine Johnson, secretary for the Australian Transgender Support Association of Queensland (who herself had accessed transition treatments at Monash Medical Centre) said the process was strict, but “not foolproof.” In her interview with Melbourne’s The Age, Johnson suggested that Finch’s case was a rarity and that he was avoiding taking “responsibility for the decision he made.” By 2009, the clinic was closed for an investigation after at least eight people came forward with regrets, and three former patients sued the clinic.