Tag: 2019
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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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Talking Point: Gender law deferral not too much to ask
PAUL HARRISS: Gender law changes should be postponed until they are examined by the Tasmanian Law Reform Institute WITH the passage last week of changes to gender laws through the Legislative Council, Speaker Sue Hickey is now the only person with the power to intervene and stand up for proper parliamentary and legal process. Laws…
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Gender Bill Amendments Turning Good Intentions into a Running Joke.
The latest amendments to the Justice and Related Legislation (Marriage Amendments) Bill circulated by Ruth Forrest on Tuesday are in danger of turning the professed good intentions of some Upper House members into a political three-ring circus. ‘We now have further amendments from Ms Forrest, desperately trying to paper over some of the many cracks…
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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 forum on transgender law reforms goes ahead
Women Speak Tasmania are holding a Q & A forum Review of Transgender Law Reforms on Monday 18th March at the Friends Meeting House in North Hobart between 6-7.30pm. This forum comes after a sustained campaign over many monoths by some in the trans rights lobby and their supporters to silence women’s voices on legislative proposals…
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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…
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Martine Delaney expects birth certificate move will be accepted
Tasmanians support legislation making inclusion of gender on birth certificates optional when they learn what it actually does, transgender activist Martine Delaney says. A poll for the Liberal Party in December suggested strong opposition among voters. The EMRS poll found 71 per cent of respondents opposed the birth certificate move and 21 per cent supported it. Respondents were asked: “Do you support…
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Transforming Tasmania Cries Foul over Poll Results
The EMRS poll results released yesterday indicate the majority of Tasmanians do not support changes to the state’s birth registration process proposed by Labor and the Greens. The changes were passed as amendments to the Justice and Related Legislation (Marriage Amendments) Bill 2018 by our parliament’s Lower House in November last year. In March they…