On 17 November 2022 Rob Simms MLC asked for an update on progress of draft amendments to the Equal Opportunity Act that were open for public consultation via the YourSAy website in 2020. These reforms were designed to create a better…
SA Parliamentary motion in support of IDAHOBIT
We thank the Hon. Ian Hunter MLC (Labor) for moving a motion for SA Parliament to recognises International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia on Tuesday 17 May, also known as IDAHOBIT. The debate has been adjourned on motion of…
Submission: Draft Equal Opportunity (Religious Bodies) Amendment Bill 2020
In November 2020, the then Liberal government released a draft Bill proposing to make it clear that some essential service providers cannot rely on exceptions for bodies ‘established for religious purposes’ under the Equal Opportunity Act 1984. This would mean…
Submission: SALRI’s Review of Exceptions to Equal Opportunity Law
In February 2016, the South Australian Law Reform Institute’s (SALRI) identified the laws and regulations in South Australia that discriminate against individuals and families on the basis of their sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or intersex status and set out…