Category: Children’s Commissioner
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Why Transparency Matters in Relationships and Sexuality Education
Since last year, Women Speak Tasmania has been receiving information from concerned parents about the delivery of Relationships and Sexuality Education programs in Tasmanian government schools. This includes the Respectful Relationships and Consent Education program, as well as the Growing Up Program delivered by Family Planning Tasmania. Parents have raised consistent concerns about limited transparency,…
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Who Speaks for Children? Commissioner Called to Support Gender Service Inquiry
In August 2022, Women Speak Tasmania wrote to Leanne McLean, Tasmania’s Commissioner for Children and Young People, calling for an independent inquiry into the treatment model being used by the Tasmanian Gender Service. This request followed the high-profile closure of England’s Tavistock Gender Identity Development Service, after an ongoing review by Dr Hillary Cass found the…
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Children’s Commissioner’s Warning: Transgender Reforms Rushed Without Proper Consultation
The Tasmanian Commissioner for Children and Young People, Leanne McLean, has revealed that she was never briefed or asked to comment on the Justice and Related Legislation (Marriage Amendments) Bill 2018 – even after major amendments were pushed through the Lower House late last year. This startling admission highlights how little consultation Labor and the…