ADLEG - Submissions

The goal of ADLEG is to inform Australian human rights law and policy development, particularly in respect of discrimination and equality, including by providing research-led expert submissions to law reform processes.

Previous submissions made by ADLEG are available below.

Queensland Department of Justice and Attorney-General Anti-Discrimination Bill 2024 Consultation

Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee: Inquiry into the Australian Human Rights Commission Amendment (Costs Protection) Bill 2023

Victorian Department of Justice and Community: Consultation on 'Strengthening Victoria's laws against hate speech and hate conduct' 2023

NSW Law Reform Commission call for preliminary submissions for the Anti-Discrimination Act Review 2023

Federal Department of Industry, Science and Resources inquiry: Safe and Responsible AI in Australia 2023

Federal Attorney-General's Department, Review into an appropriate cost model for Commonwealth anti-discrimination laws 2023

Australian Law Reform Commission, Inquiry into Religious Educational Institutions and Anti-Discrimination Laws 2023

Submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission, Inquiry into Religious Educational Institutions and Anti-Discrimination Laws, Consultation Paper (January 2023)

Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs inquiry into the Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect at Work) Bill 2022: 2022

Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs inquiry into the Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect at Work) Bill 2022

Review of the Model Defamation Provisions Stage 2 Part B: 2022

Submission in response to the Review of the Model Defamation Provisions Stage 2 Part B

Northern Territory Department of Justice and Attorney General, Exposure Draft Anti-Discrimination Bill 2022: 2022

Submission in response to the NT Exposure Draft Anti-Discrimination Amendment Bill 2022

Commonwealth Attorney-General's Department, Respect@Work Survey: 2022

Response to the Commonwealth Attorney-General's Department Respect@Work Survey

Queensland Human Rights Commission, Review of Queensland's Anti-Discrimination Act: 2022

Submission to the QHRC Review of Queensland's Anti-Discrimination Act

ACT Government’s Inclusive, Progressive, Equal: Discrimination law reform: Discussion Paper 1 – Extending the Protections of Discrimination Law: 2022

Submission to the ACT Government's Inclusive, Progressive, Equal: Discrimination Law Reform

Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs inquiry into the Religious Discrimination Bill and related Bills: 2021

Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights Inquiry into the Religious Discrimination Bill and related Bills: 2021

WA Law Reform Commission review of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (WA): 2021

WA Law Reform Commission review of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (WA)

Review of the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012: 2021

submission to the Review of the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012

Queensland Inquiry into Serious Vilification and Hate Crimes: 2021

on the Queensland inquiry into serious vilification and hate crimes (July 2021)

Sex Discrimination and Fair Work (Respect at Work) Amendment Bill: 2021

on the federal Sex Discrimination and Fair Work (Respect at Work) Amendment Bill 2021 (July 2021)

SA Religious Body Exceptions Bill: 2020

on the SA Attorney-General's Department's consultation on the Equal Opportunity (Religious Bodies) Amendment Bill 2020 (December 2020)

Review of Sexual Harassment in Victorian Courts: 2020

on the review of sexual harassment in Victorian courts (November 2020).

NSW Religious Discrimination Bill: 2020

on the NSW Parliament's Joint Select Committee inquiry into the Anti-Discrimination Amendment (Religious Freedoms and Equality) Bill 2020 (August 2020)

NSW Inquiry into Complaint Handling Mechanisms: 2020

on the NSW Legislative Council's Portfolio Committee No. 5 (Legal Affairs) inquiry into the Anti-Discrimination Amendment (Complaint Handling) Bill 2020 (May 2020)

Victorian Inquiry into Anti-Vilification Protections: 2020

on the review of the Racial and Religious Tolerance Act 2001 (Vic), to the Parliament of Victoria (January 2020)

Federal Religious Discrimination Bill: 2019, 2020

National Inquiry into Sexual Harassment: 2019

on the National Inquiry into Sexual Harassment in Australian Workplaces, to the Australian Human Rights Commission (March 2019)

Religious School Exceptions in the Sex Discrimination Act: 2018, 2019

Victorian Gender Equality Bill: 2018

on the proposed Victorian Gender Equality Bill, to the Victorian Department of Health & Human Services (October 2018)

Northern Territory Anti-Discrimination Act: 2018

on proposed reforms to the NT Anti-Discrimination Act, to the NT Department of Attorney-General and Justice (February 2018)

Religious Freedom Review: 2018

on the status of religious freedoms under anti-discrimination and equal opportunity laws, to The Expert Panel on Religious Freedom (February 2018)