Appendix 1

Submissions and additional information

Submissions

1
Australian Christian Lobby
2
Dr Renae Barker
3
Dr Alex Deagon
4
Prof George Williams
5
Australian Christian Churches
6
Public Interest Advocacy Centre
7
Diversity Council Australia
8
Law Council of Australia
Attachment 1
9
Tasmanian Council of Social Service
10
ACON
Attachment 1
11
National Tertiary Education Union
12
Australian Education Union Federal Office
13
Wilberforce Foundation
14
Health Services Union
15
Aleph Melbourne
16
Australian Lawyers Alliance
17
Albany Free Reformed Church Education Association
18
Buddhist Council of NSW
19
St Vincent de Paul Society Australia
20
Mental Health Australia
21
ACOSS
22
Family Planning NSW
Attachment 1
23
Commissioner for Children and Young People WA
24
Equal Opportunity Tasmania
25
Michael Douglas
26
Australian Council of Trade Unions
27
Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District Inc.
28
Just.Equal Australia
29
Equality Australia
Attachment 1
30
Gender Research Network, Curtin University
31
Prof Anne Twomey
32
Australian Human Rights Commission
32.1 Supplementary to submission 32
33
Australian Association of Christian Schools
34
NSW Council for Civil Liberties
Attachment 1
35
Catholic Education Tasmania
36
Australian Youth Affairs Coalition
37
Mr Timothy Tunbridge
38
Multicultural Council of Tasmania
39
ReachOut
40
Unions Tasmania
41
Scarlet Alliance, Australian Sex Workers Association
42
A coalition of disability advocacy organisations
43
LGBTIQ+ Health Australia
44
Uniting Church in Australia Assembly
45
Children by Choice
46
Amnesty International
47
Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA)
48
Equality Rights Alliance
49
Youth Pride Network
50
Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation
51
Queensland Advocacy Incorporated
52
MIGA - Medical Insurance Group Australia
53
Kingsford Legal Centre
54
Australian Medical Association
55
GRAI
56
Australian Sangha Association
Attachment 1
Attachment 2
57
Chief Executive Women
58
Sacred Heart Mission
59
Intersex Human Rights Australia
60
Coalition of Ex-Christians
61
PANDA - Perinatal Anxiety and Depression Australia
62
Public Affairs Commission, Anglican Church of Australia
63
ASHM - Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine
64
ACTCOSS - ACT Council of Social Service Inc.
65
Professor Danielle Mazza, Professor Heather Douglas, Department of General Practice, Monash University.
66
PWDA - People with Disability Australia
67
Australian GLBTIQ Multicultural Council Inc.
68
Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner
69
The Australian Industry Group
70
The Clem Jones Group
71
Tasmanian Government
72
Respect Inc.
73
AFAO - Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations
74
Rainbow Families Queensland
75
Go Gentle Australia
76
Human Rights Law Centre
77
Queensland Council for Civil Liberties
78
Victorian Government
79
Josephite Justice Office
80
AHISA - Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia
81
Clubs Australia
82
FECCA
83
LGBTI Legal Service Inc
84
Harmony Alliance
85
A Gender Agenda
86
The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Australia
87
Northern Territory Government
88
National Catholic Education Commission
89
Christian Schools Australia and Adventist Schools Australia
90
Sydney Atheists
91
Lutheran Education Australia
92
Australian Services Union
93
Faith Communities Network of Tasmania
94
Executive Council of Australian Jewry
95
Australian Catholic Bishops Conference
96
Freedom for Faith
97
Commissioner for Children and Young People Tasmania
Attachment 1
Attachment 2
98
Independent Education Union of Australia
99
Rainbow Families
100
ACT Government
101
NT Anti-Discrimination Commission
102
Tasmanian Labor
103
Australian Christian Higher Education Alliance
104
Hindu Council of Australia
105
Presbyterian Church of Australia
106
Humanists Victoria
107
Women's Health Victoria
108
Hillside Christian College
109
Australian Family Coalition
110
Catholic Women’s League Australia – New South Wales Inc.
111
Recovering from Religion Australia
112
Association for Reformed Political Action (ARPA)
113
Anti-Discrimination NSW
114
Women’s Electoral Lobby
115
ADLEG - Australian Discrimination Law Experts Group
116
Humanists Australia
117
Transgender Victoria
118
The Satanic Temple Australia
119
South Australian Government
120
ColourFull Abilities
121
Concerned Catholics Tasmania Inc.
122
Australian Muslim Advocacy Network
123
Seventh-day Adventist Church in Australia
124
Australian Association for Social Workers
125
Working It Out
126
DontDivideUs
127
Queensland Government
128
Institute for Civil Society
Attachment 1
Attachment 2
129
CoAL - Coalition of Activist Lesbians Inc Australia
130
ABBI - Ambassadors and Bridge Builders International
131
Transfolk of WA
132
PM Glynn Institute, Australian Catholic University
133
Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
134
National Secular Lobby
135
Planet Ally
136
Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney
137
Victoria Legal Aid
Attachment 1
Attachment 2
138
Uniting Network Australia
139
Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster Australia
140
Presbyterian Church of Victoria
141
Western Sydney Community Forum
142
Rainbow Catholics InterAgency for Ministry
143
Diversity ACT Community Services
144
Australian National Imams Council
145
Professor Nicholas Aroney
146
Associate Professor Mark Fowler
Attachment 1
147
Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council
148
SWOP NSW
149
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights
150
Human Rights Law Alliance
151
Public Health Association of Australia
152
Rainbodhi LGBTQIA+ Buddhist Community
153
Dr Judith Dwyer
154
Professor Douglas Ezzy and Dr Bronwyn Fielder
155
Rev Kamal Weerakoon
156
Mrs Karina Okotel
157
Dr Sean Lau
158
Mr Geoffrey Binckes
159
Mr Daniel Stewart
160
Associate Professor Luke Beck
161
Ms Anja Hilkemeijer
162
Dr Denis Dragovic
163
Mr David Errington
164
Dr Patrick Quirk
165
Australian Council of Human Rights Authorities
166
Mr Benjamin Cronshaw
167
Mrs Margaret Airoldi
168
Dr Neil Simmons
169
Women's Health Tasmania
170
Ps Daniel Roberts
171
Rev. Dr Elenie Poulos
172
Mr Tony Whelan
173
Rev. Ian Carmichael
174
Dr Craig Glasby
175
Attorney-General's Department
176
Adrian Adair
177
Rosemary Albert
178
Martin Bibby
179
Chris Curtis
180
Dr Russell Blackford
181
Malcolm Eglinton
182
Dr Rodney Croome AM
183
Stefan Slucki
184
Graeme Lindsay
185
Eliana Freydal Miller (BDS)
186
Adam Johnston
187
Robert Heron
188
Sandra Englart
189
Joel Delaney
190
Patrick Coward
191
Steven Scott
192
Arnold Schiebaan
193
Phil Riordan
194
PFLAG+ - Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
195
Yolande Stiffel
196
David Syme
197
Equality Tasmania
Attachment 1
Attachment 2
Attachment 3
Attachment 4
Attachment 5
Attachment 6
Attachment 7
Attachment 8
Attachment 9
198
Mr Lyle Shelton
199
Mr John Rome
200
Name Withheld
201
Name Withheld
202
Name Withheld
203
Name Withheld
204
Name Withheld
205
Name Withheld
206
Catholics For Renewal Inc.
207
Marie Stopes Australia
208
Australian Baha'i Community
209
Frank Grahame Drew
210
Activate Church
211
Paul Groves
212
Doug Pollard
213
Disability Voices Tasmania
214
Heather Robinson
215
Confidential
216
Pride in Protest, National Union of Students, First Mardi Gras Inc.
217
Mr Rodney Crisp
218
Mr Steve O’Neill
219
Mr Stephen Leahy
220
Tim Oseckas
221
Cornelis Van Eldik

Form Letters

1
Form letter example received from 90 individuals.
2
Form letter example received from 956 individuals.
3
Form letter example received from 93 individuals.
4
Form letter example received from 95 individuals.
5
Form letter example received from 87 individuals.

Answer to Question on Notice

1
Associate Professor Mark Fowler, answers to questions taken on notice at a public hearing in Canberra, 20 January 2022 (received 24 January 2022)
2
Executive Council of Australian Jewry, answers to questions taken on notice at a public hearing in Canberra, 20 January 2022 (received 24 January 2022)
3
Professor Nicholas Aroney, answers to questions taken on notice at a public hearing in Canberra, 20 January 2022 (received 25 January 2022)
4
National Catholic Education Commission, answer to question taken on notice at a public hearing in Canberra, 20 January 2022 (received 25 January 2022)
5
Christian Schools Australia, answers to written questions on notice, 20 January 2022 (received 26 January 2022)
6
Christian Schools Australia, answers to questions taken on notice at a public hearing in Canberra, 20 January 2022 (received 26 January 2022)
7
Australian Sangha Association, answer to question taken on notice at a public hearing in Canberra, 20 January 2022 (received 21 January 2022)
8
Mr Dino Ottavi, answer to question taken on notice at a public hearing in Canberra, 21 January 2022 (received 21 January 2022)
9
Equality Rights Alliance, answers to questions taken on notice at a public hearing in Canberra, 21 January 2022 (received 26 January 2022)
10
Presbyterian Church of Australia and Presbyterian Church of Victoria, answers to questions taken on notice at a public hearing in Canberra, 20 January 2022 (received 27 January 2022)
11
Law Council of Australia, answers to questions taken on notice at a public hearing in Canberra, 20 January 2022 (received 27 January 2022)
12
Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council, answers to questions taken on notice at a public hearing in Canberra on 20 January 2022 (received 27 January 2022)
13
Australian Christian Higher Education Alliance, answers to questions taken on notice at a public hearing in Canberra, 20 January 2022 (received 27 January 2022)
14
Australian Human Rights Commission, answers to questions taken on notice at a public hearing in Canberra, 21 January 2022 (received 27 January 2022)
15
Public Interest Advocacy Centre, answers to questions taken on notice at a public hearing in Canberra, 21 January 2022 (received 27 January 2022)
16
Ai Group, answer to question taken on notice at a public hearing in Canberra, 21 January 2022 (received 27 January 2022)
17
Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney, answers to questions taken on notice at a public hearing in Canberra, 20 January 2022 (received 27 January 2022)
18
Australian Christian Lobby, answer to question taken on notice at a public hearing in Canberra, 20 January 2022 (received 27 January 2022)
19
Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, answers to questions taken on notice at a public hearing in Canberra, 20 January 2022 (received 27 January 2022)
20
Australian GLBTIQ Multicultural Council, answers to questions taken on notice at a public hearing in Canberra, 21 January 2022 (received 27 January 2022)
21
Australian Discrimination Law Experts Group, answers to questions taken on notice at a public hearing in Canberra, 21 January 2022 (received 27 January 2022)
22
Disability Voices Tasmania, Equality Tasmania, Independent Education Union (Tasmania), Multicultural Council of Tasmania, Unions Tasmania and Women's Health Tasmania, answers to questions taken on notice at a public hearing in Canberra, 21 January 2022 and answer to written question on notice, 25 January 2022 (received 28 January 2022)
23
Equality Australia, answer to written question on notice, 21 January 2022 (received 27 January 2022)
24
Australian Council of Trade Unions, Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation, Independent Education Union and Australian Education Union, answers to questions taken on notice at a public hearing in Canberra, 21 January 2022 (received 28 January 2022)
25
Attorney-General's Department, answers to questions taken on notice at a public hearing in Canberra, 21 January 2022, Part 1 (received 2 February 2022)
26
Attorney-General's Department, answers to written questions on notice, 21 January 2022 (received 2 February 2022)
27
Attorney-General's Department, answers to written questions on notice, 20 January 2022 (received 2 February 2022)
28
Attorney-General's Department, answers to written questions on notice, 25 January 2022, Part 1 (received 2 February 2022)
29
Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, answers to questions taken on notice at a public hearing in Canberra, 21 January 2022 (received 2 February 2022)
30
Attorney-General's Department, answers to questions taken on notice at a public hearing in Canberra, 21 January 2022, Part 2 (received 2 February 2022)
31
Attorney-General's Department, answers to written questions on notice, 25 January 2022, Part 2 (received 2 February 2022)
32
Department of Education, Skills and Employment, answer to written question on notice, 28 January 2022 (received 3 February 2022)

Media Releases

1
'Senate committee to examine religious discrimination bills' (7 December 2021).

Tabled Documents

1
Human Rights Law Alliance, Australian cases: Freedom of thought, conscience and religion (tabled 20 January 2022)
2
Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations, Opening Statement (tabled 21 January 2022)
3
Anglican Church of Australia, Public Affairs Commission, Opening Statement (tabled 20 January 2022)
4
Disability Voices Tasmania, Opening Statement (tabled 21 January 2022)
5
Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Opening Statement (tabled 21 January 2022)

Additional Information

1
Navigating Intersectionality: Multicultural and Multifaith LGBTIQ+ Victorians talk about Discrimination and Affirmation report; received from the Australian GLBTIQ Multicultural Council on 18 January 2022
2
Article regarding the Victorian Equal Opportunity (Religious Exceptions) Amendment Bill 2021; received from the Institute for Civil Society on 19 January 2022

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