Tag: Anti-Discrimination Act Tas
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Delegation met with Attorney-General today to put “Sex” back in Anti-Discrimination Laws
Today, a delegation of concerned Tasmanian citizens – including parents, teachers, health professionals, members of LGB Alliance Australia, Women’s Action Alliance Tasmania and Women Speak Tasmania – met with the Tasmanian Attorney-General, Guy Barnett, to present a detailed compilation of testimonies documenting the real-world harm caused by current gender policies and anti-discrimination legislation. The delegation…
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Reforming the Anti-Discrimination Act 1998 to Restore Sex-Based Protections for Women and Girls
Submission to the Tasmania Attorney General Guy Barnett on 15 December 2025 1. Introduction Women Speak Tasmania (WST) welcomes the opportunity to provide this submission regarding urgent reforms to the Anti-Discrimination Act 1998 (Tasmania) (“the Act”). WST is a community organisation committed to safeguarding the rights, safety, and dignity of women and girls in Tasmania. Our…
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Tasmanians Speak: How Gender Policies and Anti-Discrimination Laws Are Harming Our Community
Women Speak Tasmania – Testimonial Project Launch and Delegation to the Attorney General, 15 December 2025 Throughout 2025, members of Women Speak Tasmania (WST) have been engaging in extensive community outreach. We held public meetings in Hobart on 16 June and 10 August, and in the North West on 14 September. From these gatherings, conversations,…
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Analysis of the Tasmanian Anti-Discrimination Act 1998
1. Overview of the Act The Tasmanian Anti-Discrimination Act 1998 (ADA) prohibits discrimination on a range of attributes, including: Critical fact:The Act does not include “sex” (female/male) as a protected attribute. This omission is unusual compared with Australian, international, and UN women’s rights law, all of which rely on sex, not gender identity, as the…
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Concerns Regarding Free Speech and the Anti-Discrimination Act – Letter to Tasmania Premier
Dear Premier Rockliff, Re: Request for Delegation Meeting – Concerns Regarding Free Speech and the Anti-Discrimination Act We thank you for your letter dated 17 July 2025, in which you reaffirmed your commitment to protecting Tasmanians from discrimination while also upholding key freedoms, including freedom of belief, expression, and association. In light of this, we…
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Concerns Regarding Human Rights, Free Speech and the Anti-Discrimination Act – Letter to Peter George
Dear Peter George, Re: Request for Delegation – Concerns Regarding Human Rights, Free Speech and the Anti-Discrimination Act We would like to congratulate you on your success at the recent state election and to wish you well as you assume your seat in the Tasmanian Parliament. In light of your recent comments on the ABC…
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Amend the Tasmanian Anti-Discrimination Act – Letter to Peter George
Dear Peter, Congratulations on your election. I’m greatly relieved and hopeful:-) As a Tasmanian, parent and registered high school teacher working in Glenorchy , I’d ask once government is formed, for you to please put forward a bill to amend the Tasmanian Anti Discrimination Act which currently does not mention men and women (biological sex)…
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Lawfare Against Cr Louise Elliot Enabled by Bureaucrats
Elected representatives should be able to discuss matters of public policy — particularly contentious issues involving women’s rights, child safeguarding, and legislation — without facing prolonged legal processes for expressing political opinions. Regardless of where one stands on debates surrounding gender identity, the use of anti-discrimination complaints against elected officials raises important questions about freedom…
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Tasmanian Tribunal Refuses Exemption for Lesbian-Only Events
In 2021, Launceston woman Jessica Hoyle, with the support of LGB Alliance Australia, applied to Tasmania’s Anti-Discrimination Commissioner for an exemption to hold lesbian-only social events. The aim was to create spaces exclusively for same-sex attracted women — events that would exclude biological males, including males who identify as transgender women. Hoyle argued that lesbians…
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No penises, please: Lesbian who wants to ban trans women and men from her public parties comes under fire – but she fires back: ‘It’s humiliating being told to include someone with a d**k’
A lesbian who wants to ban anyone with ‘penises’ from attending her drag events has vowed to take her fight against the anti-discrimination watchdog to the High Court. Jess Hoyle wants to hold lesbian-only drag nights in her Tasmanian hometown of Launceston, but would refuse to welcome transgender women or men. Wanting to do ‘everything by…