[helping the process]Site created: 16 Oct 2002 Last updated: 05 Jun 2003
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Update - 30 May 2003 - download 'What you can do as a member of the Good Process Group'
Update - 6 May 2003 - also see Offering Support!
This page gives some suggestions about how you can help the process of reform to overcome discrimination in the ACT against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people.
You can download the flyer (MS Word 28kb) about this web site - copy it, distribute it, or copy and paste the text into newsletters, emails or mail outs.
Explaining the problems
It is easy to see discrimination in many pieces of ACT legislation against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people.
Try this:
Go to the ACT Legislation Register
http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/a/1929-18/default.asp
Use the search function on the site to search all ACT Legislation for the terms 'de facto', 'spouse', 'family', 'relative', 'kin', 'parent' or 'guardian'. This will throw up a list of legislation. Choose from the list and look at where the term appears in the legislation and if or how these term is defined in the legislation.
Does the legislation discriminate?
If so, what is the effect on the rights and/or responsibilities of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people in the ACT?
It will help if you let others know about kinds of issues or problems that you see.
Maybe you are good at preparing material to explain things or good at speaking to groups. If you would like to help in this way, please let us know.
Is there more problem legislation?
You could check through the list of ACT legislation that has been flagged for consideration in the review.The motion passed by the ACT Legislative Assembly initiating the review notes that legislation can discriminate in language or effect, including directly, indirectly or by omission.
Is there more problem legislation than that which is already listed for review?
Is there legislation that doesn't discriminate now, but should be changed e.g. to make it clearer or for public education purposes?
If you find that something is missing, you could let the key Assembly members know and/or let us know.
What else needs to be done?
Most of this web site is about reform of ACT legislation that currently discriminates against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people. But, in the section More ACT Issues, some other things that might need to be done are listed.
Is the list in the section More ACT Issues complete?
Assuming that it isn't complete, what else needs to be done and who needs to do it?
If you see more things that need to be done, you could let the Key Assembly Members know, contact the body or group that you think needs to do something, or let us know.
Jon Stanhope
ACT Chief Minister
Ph: (02) 62050104 Fax: (02) 62050433 Email: stanhope@act.gov.au John Hargreaves
ALP Member for Brindabella
Ph: (02) 62050020 Fax: (02) 62050495 Email: hargreaves@act.gov.au Gary Humphries
Liberal Leader of the Opposition
Ph: (02) 62050133 Fax: (02) 62050427 Email: humphries@act.gov.au Ros Dundas
Democrat Assembly Member
Ph: (02) 62050323 Fax: (02) 62053001 Email: dundas@act.gov.au Kerrie Tucker
Greens Assembly Member
Ph: (02) 62050161 Fax: (02) 62050007 Email: tucker@act.gov.au
Helen Cross
Independent Assembly Member
Ph: (02) 62050131 Fax: Fax: (02) 62053017 Email: cross@act.gov.au
The ACT Good Process Group has been started by Liz Keogh and Judy Harrison.
We agree that there needs to be reform in the ACT to overcome discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people.
We also agree with Ros Dundas, the Chief Minister and other Legislative Assembly members that there needs to be Good Process.Because there is no information readily available for the community yet about the changes that are underway, we decided to make a start.
We hope that organisations and individuals will help ensure that the ACT distinguishes itself and that reform is achieved through inclusive, constructive and respectful processes.Contacts:
Liz Keogh
Email: good_process_act@hotmail.comJudy Harrison
Email: judyharrison@nwjc.org.auPost:
PO Box 472
Woden ACT 2606
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