Submission on Public Funding of Election Campaigns to the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters. It involves: Introduction; Public funding for State elections; Data from the 2007 State election; Capping expenditure or massive increase in public funding?; The case for private funding; Criteria and thresholds [Terms of Reference (TOR) a]; Calculating public funding and caps [TOR b & c]; No restrictions on expenditure [TOR f & g]; Regulating third parties [TOR i]; The Constitutional issue [TOR m]; Endnotes.
Submission on Exceptions and Exemptions in the Equal Opportunity Act 1995. Options Paper to the Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee. It involves: Introduction; New powers for the Commission?; Religious exemptions; Religious exemptions and the theory of core activities; Religious exemptions and education; Religious exemptions for individuals; Exceptions for the care of children; Commercial sexual activity; Other exceptions and exemptions; Endnotes.
It seems to happen every ten years. Governments, or government-appointed bodies, think it is time to launch another attack on freedom of religion in Australia. They never call it an “attack”, of course – it is usually dressed up, like a wolf in sheep’s clothing, as an “extension” of our religious freedom. Christians need to be aware of these past attacks so they can remain vigilant now and in the future...
Supplementary Submission on the Freedom of Religion and Belief in the 21st Century in Australia to the Australian Human Rights Commission. It involves: On 21 December 2008 FamilyVoice Australia lodged a submission in response to the discussion paper Freedom of Religion and Belief in the 21st Century in Australia. The discussion paper does not directly ask whether or not the enactment of a religious freedom act by the Commonwealth would be desirable. However, the discussion paper does report on the recommendations from the Commission’s 1998 report Article 18: Freedom of Religion and Belief into Article 18, which includes a number of recommendations relating to a proposed Religious Freedom
Act. Recommendation 2.1 states “The Commonwealth Parliament should enact a Religious Freedom Act which, among other things, recognises and gives effect to the right to freedom of religion and belief.”... This supplementary submission addresses this recommendation directly.
Submission on Freedom of Religion and Belief in the 21st Century in Australia to the Australian Human Rights Commission. It involves: Evaluation of 1998 HREOC Report on Article 18: Freedom of Religion and Belief Religious expression; Discrimination on the ground of religion; Limited nature of exceptions Proposals to remove or curtail religious exceptions; Adverse decisions; Incitement to religious hatred; Religion and the State – the Constitution, roles and responsibilities; The Constitution; Protection of religion and belief; Undue influence; Charter of rights; Religion and the State – practice and expression; Service delivery; Religious holy days, symbols and dress; Security issues in the aftermath of September 11; Religious and political extremism; Security and civil liberties; The interface of religious, political and cultural aspirations; Citizenship and Australian values; Religious voices in policy debates; Technology and its implications; Religion, cultural expression and human rights; Sexuality and religious freedom.
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