Tag: 2019
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Analysis of the Justice and Related Legislation (Marriage and Gender Amendments) Act 2019 (Tas)
This is a clear brief of what the Justice and Related Legislation (Marriage and Gender Amendments) Act 2019 (Tas) does, how it defines sex and gender, and where the design leaves room for conflict—especially with women’s sex-based rights. Overview of the changes (by area) Anti-Discrimination Act 1998 Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1999 (BDMR)…
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Sue Hickey’s Vote Fails Victims of Child Sexual Abuse
Women Speak Tasmania was disappointed to see mandatory sentencing for serious child sexual assaults voted down last week when Liberal Speaker, Sue Hickey, used her casting vote to oppose the Sentencing Amendment (Mandatory Sentencing for Serious Sexual Offences Against Children) Bill 2018. ‘We understand the Government has been guided by the Tasmanian Sentencing Advisory Council’s…
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Request to Include Protections for Females on the Grounds of Biological ‘sex’ in the Anti-Discrimination Act – Letter to Elise Archer
WST representatives sent a letter to Tasmania 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…
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State Government wants time to consider ‘dog’s breakfast’ Tasmania gender law
HISTORIC changes to transgender laws have been passed by the Tasmanian parliament after Liberal Speaker Sue Hickey repeatedly crossed the floor to support Labor and the Greens. The laws mean the recording of a child’s gender on their birth certificate will be optional, that people over 16 will be able to change their gender by…
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Labor, the Greens and Sue Hickey Pass ‘Seriously Flawed’ Laws
Labor, the Greens and Liberal Speaker, Sue Hickey, failed to heed the advice of legal and academic experts, including the Solicitor-General and former Tasmanian Bar Association President, Chris Gunson, and today passed radical amendments to the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act and the Anti-Discrimination Act. Women Speak Tasmania Spokesperson, Bronwyn Williams, said – ‘Many…
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Quakers Cancel Booking for Women’s Forum
The Clerks of the Tasmanian Regional Meeting (TRM) of the Quakers yesterday cancelled the forum booking for Women Speak Tasmania scheduled for Monday night 18 March. The forum was to be held in the Friends Meeting House in Argyle Street, New Town. ‘The cancellation appears to be the result of a smear campaign from some…
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Women’s Groups Call on PM Morrison and Bill Shorten to Support Parliamentary Inquiry into Transgender Laws
International Women’s Day (IWD – 8 March 2019) is recognised as an International day to remember and centre women’s rights and achievements. A coalition of women’s organisations has written to the Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, and Opposition Leader, Bill Shorten, calling on them to establish a national inquiry into the expected and unexpected consequences of…
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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…