Category: Government and Legislation
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The Tasmanian Law Reform Institute Issues Paper – ‘Legal Recognition of Sex and Gender’ – A Review
The Tasmanian Law Reform Institute’s Issues Paper titled ‘Legal Recognition of Sex and Gender’ was released for public consultation on 24 June 2019. Community feedback was sought, with a deadline of 20 August 2019. A final report is to be delivered to the Attorney-General later this year. https://www.utas.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/1240484/BDM-Report-v2.pdf By way of background to the release…
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Request to the Tasmania AG Elise Archer to include protections for females on the grounds of biological ‘sex’ in the Anti-Discrimination Act.
WST representatives send a letter to Attorney General Elise Archer requesting to include protections for females on the grounds of biological ‘sex’ in the Anti-Discrimination Act Dear Attorney General, Elise Archer We are writing to formally request that the Government consider drafting a bill for amendment of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1998 (Tas) to include protections…
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An open letter to Hobart City Council aldermen
By Bronwyn Williams and Isla MacGregor Women Speak Tasmania is writing to you regarding the Salamanca Market Facebook posting on Sunday 10 February which stated, among other things, that … ‘The City of Hobart have been made aware of a group that were distributing anti-transgender materials yesterday at the Salamanca Market.’ We reject as false…