Tag: law
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Gender questioning children and family law: an evolving landscape
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in ResourcesAcademic paper by Ms Belle Lane, Barrister, Victorian Bar dated May 2023
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Tasmanian Labor pledges to extend hate laws to transphobia and homophobia
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in NewsTasmanian Labor has vowed to extend race hate laws to also cover crimes motivated by transphobia, homophobia and potentially sexism. The move would allow judges and magistrates to impose a tougher sentence on offenders motivated by such hatreds, and has been hailed by activists. Labor justice spokeswoman Ella Haddad told The Australian the new provision…
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Anti-trans feminist group calls for inquiry into protest shutdown
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in NewsThe anti-trans feminist group that attempted to stage a protest outside state parliament last month has written to Premier Jeremy Rockliff to request an inquiry into the circumstances that led to police failing to prevent counter-protesters approaching the protest group and ultimately shouting them down. Let Women Speak organiser Silver Moon said the authorities had…
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Couple fined after police find both with child exploitation images
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A 30-year-old woman going through a gender change and her 23-year-old male partner have each been convicted of possessing child exploitation material. Anna Koizumi Umpisa Simmons appeared in the Burnie Magistrate’s Court on Monday after pleading guilty to one count of possessing child exploitation material. Magistrate Leanne Topfer fined Simmons $500 plus court costs, but…
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Fact Check on Gender Law Reform forum
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From Isla MacGregor – Freedom of Speech and Press Freedom Advocate Matty Wright’s letter (Mercury, October 11) in response to Charles Wooley’s article (Mercury, October 8) continues the misinformation generated by Kenji Sato’s article of October 3 headed ‘Offensive’ anti-trans forum sparks outrage.’ Of note is that the online version of the article was headed…
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Tribunal says men who identify as lesbians cannot be excluded from lesbian events
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A state Tribunal has denied Launceston woman Jessica Hoyle’s appeal (which was made in conjunction with LGB Alliance Australia) to obtain an exemption under Tasmania’s Anti-Discrimination Act in order to hold a lesbian women only event excluding trans-identifying males. The application for the exemption was initially refused by Tasmanian Anti-Discrimination Commissioner Sarah Bolt in July. Last Thursday,…
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Robust and respectful free debate is vital
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Comment by Isla MacGregor Cassy O’Connor’s recent call for Premier Jeremy Rockliff to ban the Free Speech Alliance Australia forum at Parliament House on conversion therapy laws is regrettable. Democracy can only flourish when there is informed, robust and respectful free debate. The Tasmanian Law Reform Institute final report on the issue has not received…
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Correspondence to the ABC Ombudsman Fiona Cameron
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Below is a series of emails to Fiona Cameron, where WST comments about the ABC biased reporting on gender identity law reforms. Dear Fiona, Complaint: ABC Tasmania biased reportage on gender identity law reforms I am writing to you to further my complaint already sent to ABC Hobart Manager Marcus Cheek and what I consider…
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An invitation to the Forum: Conversion Therapy Laws – risks and harms?
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Dear Member of the Tasmanian Parliament, I am writing to invite you to attend a forum on the contentious changes to Tasmanian law being proposed by the Tasmanian Law Reform Institute on the issue of so-called ‘conversion therapy’. The forum will offer testimony from those who have been negatively impacted by similar laws along with…