ࡱ> VTW` 0bjbjss 8"         8 _H.FF\\\\v$GGGGGGG$IhKH \\H  \\Hx x x d \ \Gx Gx x 6*C$  F\: 0mSNFG</H0_HjFL|L8FL F x , 8\   HH d   _H $>D& >&          Same-Sex: Same Entitlements National Inquiry into Discrimination against People in Same-Sex Relationships: Financial and Work-Related Entitlements and Benefits Terms of Reference 1. The President, Mr John William von Doussa QC, and the Human Rights Commissioner, Mr Graeme Gordon Innes AM, will conduct an inquiry (the Inquiry), on behalf of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, into laws regarding financial and employment-related entitlements and benefits to consider the impact of those laws on: (a) the equal enjoyment of human rights by people who are, or have been, a member of a same-sex couple and any children of a same-sex couple; and (b) equality of opportunity and treatment in employment or occupation for people who are, or have been, a member of a same-sex couple. 2. The Inquirys goals are to: (a) ascertain whether relevant Commonwealth laws may be or are inconsistent with or contrary to any human right of people who are, or have been, a member of a same-sex couple and any children of a same-sex couple; (b) ascertain whether relevant Commonwealth laws may have the effect of nullifying or impairing equality of opportunity and treatment in employment or occupation of people who are, or have been, a member of a same-sex couple; (c) consider what effect relevant State and Territory laws have on the human rights of people who are, or have been, a member of a same-sex couple and any children of a same-sex couple; (d) consider what effect relevant State and Territory laws have on the equality of opportunity and treatment in employment or occupation of people who are, or have been, a member of a same-sex couple. 3. The President and the Human Rights Commissioner will report, on behalf of the Commission, to the Minister the results of the Inquiry. That report may include recommendations as to action that should be taken by the Commonwealth and/or laws that should be made by the Parliament, in order to: (a) protect and promote the equal enjoyment of human rights; (b) protect and promote equality of opportunity and treatment in employment; and (c) ensure that Australia is in compliance with the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention 1958. 4. For the purposes of the Inquiry, laws regarding financial and employment-related entitlements and benefits shall be taken to include, but not be limited to, laws relating to taxation, social security, Medicare, concessions available under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, conditions of employment such as leave entitlements, compensation for workplace injuries, pensions, retirement benefits, superannuation, benefits payable to veterans of the Australian armed forces and intestacy.     Same-Sex: Same Entitlements - Terms of Reference For more information, visit the Inquiry website:  HYPERLINK "http://www.humanrights.gov.au/samesex/" www.humanrights.gov.au/samesex/ 3 4 o # $  rerrrrrr[rM?hZhA,OJQJ]^JhchA,6OJQJ^Jh  OJQJ^Jh!R,hA,OJQJ^JhchA,OJQJ^JhA,OJQJ^J)h  hA,5>*CJOJQJ\^JaJ#hA,5>*CJ OJQJ\^JaJ h+ehA,CJOJQJ^JaJ&h+ehA,6CJOJQJ]^JaJ&hA,56CJOJQJ\]^JaJ,h,MhA,56CJ OJQJ\]^JaJ   % & ' F G      ^` gdA,^gdA,  ^` gdA,^gdA, 0^`0gdA,$a$gdA,   EF12 "#gdA,^gdA, ^gdA,^gdA, 0^`0gdA, 0^`0gd    ^` gdA,p^pgdA,/12 !#$&')*,-._`abtyeyVyhQDhQD0JOJQJ^J'jhQDhQDOJQJU^J!jhQDhQDOJQJU^Jh+eOJQJ^JhQDhQDOJQJ^Jh>Q9h  hQDOJQJh+ehbjhbU hA,h!]hA,hchA,>*OJQJ^JhchA,6OJQJ^JhchA,OJQJ^JhA,6OJQJ^J #%&()+,-._`abgdA,$a$gdQD$a$gdQD hA,h!]hbh+eh>Q9hQDhQDCJaJ6&P 1h:p>j. A!"#$% DyK  www.humanrights.gov.au/samesex/yK Nhttp://www.humanrights.gov.au/samesex/@@@ 2$NormalCJ_HaJmH sH tH b@b R Heading 1$ & F(<@&5CJ KH OJQJ\^JaJ @ RHeading 2,Heading 2 Char Char$ & F(<@& 56CJOJQJ\]^JaJ^@^ R Heading 3$ & F(<@&5CJOJQJ\^JaJX@X R Heading 4$$ & F(<@&a$6CJ\aJV@V R Heading 5 & F(<@&6OJQJ\]aJP@P R Heading 6 & F(<@&OJQJ\aJP@P R Heading 7 & F(<@&>*OJQJaJDA@D Default Paragraph FontRiR  Table Normal4 l4a (k(No List HFootnote Text,Footnote Text Char,Footnote Text Char1 Char,Footnote Text Char Char Char,Footnote Text Char1 Char Char Char,Footnote Text Char Char Char Char Char,Footnote Text Char2 Char Char Char Char Char,Footnote Text Char1,Footnote Text Char Char CJOJQJ\OA\ TxStyle Heading 4 + Not Bold  & F\vOv Tx+Style Style Heading 4 + Not Bold + Not Bold]O" I=Style Heading 1Heading 1 Char + Left: 0 cm First line: 0 cm^JaJFO12F BaStyle1  & F56CJaJmH sH HBH 2$ Balloon TextCJOJQJ^JaJ4@R4 QDHeader  9r 4 @b4 QDFooter  9r 6U@q6 QD Hyperlink >*B*ph "%&'FGEF1 2   600;.0p.600=0600>0600?0600@0600A0600C0B600D0C600E0b600F0c600G0600H0600I0600J0600L0600M0600N0600O04 600P05 600Q0 600R0 600S0H!600T0I! @00 0%&'FGEF1 2   @0 (@0&@0&@0&@0&@0&@0&@0&@0&@0&@0&@0&@0&@0&@0&@0&@0&@0&@0& @0& @0& @0& @0& @0&  @00 0%&'FGEF1 2   " # % & ( ) + , . _ ` b 0000000000000000000000000000000000000@0h00@0h00@0h00@0h00h00 s@0@0h0 0 (t@0@0@0h00 %&'FGEF1 2   @0@0 @0 b00 b00@0@0@0@0@0@0@0@0@0@0@0@0@0@0@0@0b00 @0@0@0@0@0@0@0@0@0@0@0 @00  00@0 00 @B  #  sX _Toc130267546 _Toc130984935 _Hlt131309382 _Hlt131309383 @@ ?@\!W ` B*urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttagscountry-region l " " # # % & ( ) + , LUKQ " " # # % & ( ) + , 333333 " " # # % & ( ) + b  " " # # % & ( ) + ,  A/d&ֻ9h3y9iVRLbQ@f~7FhA9[Cv @6N*[?dH P^`PhH @@^@`hH. 0^`0hH.. ``^``hH... ^`hH .... ^`hH ..... ^`hH ......  `^``hH.......  00^0`hH........ P^`PhH @@^@`hH. 0^`0hH.. 00^0`hH... ^`hH .... ^`hH ..... ^`hH ......  `^``hH.......  00^0`hH........h7P^`Po(G CJ OJQJsH tH ^JaJ _H4*o(hH5h \\^\`o(hH.h0^`0o(GCJOJQJsH tH ^J_H4*56789:;>*@CJEHKHOJQJRHdS*TXY([\]o(phq rhH..h ||^|`o(hH(a) h ((^(`o(hH .... h ^`o(hH ..... h ,,^,`o(hH ...... h `^``o(hH....... h LL^L`o(hH........ P^`PhH @@^@`hH. 0^`0hH.. ``^``hH... ^`hH .... ^`hH ..... ^`hH ......  `^``hH.......  00^0`hH........ P^`Po(hH @@^@`o(hH. 0^`0o(hH.. ``^``o(hH... ^`o(hH .... ^`o(hH ..... ^`o(hH ......  `^``o(hH.......  00^0`o(hH........ P^`PhH @@^@`hH. 0^`0hH.. ``^``hH... ^`hH .... ^`hH ..... ^`hH ......  `^``hH.......  00^0`hH........ P^`Po(hH @@^@`o(hH.00^`0G CJOJQJsH tH ^JaJ_Ho(hH.. ``^``o(hH() ^`o(hH() ^`o(hH ^`o(hH ......  `^``o(hH.......  00^0`o(hH........ P^`Po(hH @@^@`o(hH. 0^`0o(hH.. ``^``o(hH() ^`o(hH .... ^`o(hH ..... ^`o(hH ......  `^``o(hH.......  00^0`o(hH........ P^`PhH \\^\`hH. ^0^^^`0hH..``^``GCH"0*GC4*56789:GCJsH tH aJ_HGCJsHtH aJ_HGCJsH tH aJ_H;>*@CJEHKHOJQJRHdS*TXY([\]phq rhH... ^`hH .... ^`hH ..... ^`hH ......  `^``hH.......  00^0`hH........ P^`PhH @@^@`hH. 0^`0hH.. ``^``hH... ^`hH .... ^`hH ..... ^`hH ......  `^``hH.......  00^0`hH........ P^`Po(hH @@^@`o(hH. 0^`0o(hH.. ``^``o(hH() ^`o(hH() ^`o(hH ^`o(hH ......  `^``o(hH.......  00^0`o(hH........(~7hAhAhAhAhAhAhAhAhAd&d&d&ddddd@6N@6N@6N@6N@6N@6N@6N@6N@6N9i9i9iA*[bQhAdhAdh3[C[C A@   !]lKkPI 2$_f1!4|5>9@j7L,MR*5& ZI_Kh IIIa @ooČoo p@UnknownGz Times New Roman5Symbol3& z ArialA& Arial Narrow5& zaTahoma"1hFLߪF w w !x4d  2qHX ?2$2Draft Terms of ReferenceVanessa LesnieVanessa Lesnie8         Oh+'0 ,8 X d p |Draft Terms of ReferenceVanessa Lesnie Normal.dotVanessa Lesnie9Microsoft Office Word@0@0~L@TR@XSSw ՜.+,D՜.+,X hp  Human Rights Commission  Draft Terms of Reference Title 8@ _PID_HLINKSA*#'http://www.humanrights.gov.au/samesex/  !"#$%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@BCDEFGHJKLMNOPSRoot Entry F mSUData 1TableLWordDocument8"SummaryInformation(ADocumentSummaryInformation8ICompObjq  FMicrosoft Office Word Document MSWordDocWord.Document.89qRoot Entry FaSUData 1TableLWordDocument8"  !"#$%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@BCDEFGH`YZ[\]^_՜.+,D՜.+,X hp  Human Rights Commission  Draft Terms of Reference Title 8@ _PID_HLINKSA*#'http://www.humanrights.gov.au/samesex/SummaryInformation(ADocumentSummaryInformation8XCompObjq