ࡱ> 314` R bjbjss 7R$@ @ @ @ L ,l  <>>>>>>$hQ*b b w "  < <  ` ᭙@  <0 { 4{ { D bb     DATE: 02/02/06 NAME: Bi Victoria ADDRESS: HYPERLINK www.bi-victoria@yahoogroups.net.au www.bi-victoria@yahoogroups.net.au CONTACT DETAILS: [Details removed]; Bi-Victoria-Committee@yahoogroups.com.au Submission to the Same Sex=Same Entitlements Inquiry. Dear HREOC, Thank you for the opportunity to make a public submission to the National Inquiry into Discrimination against People in Same Sex Relationships: Financial and Work-Related Entitlements and Benefits. We are a social and support group founded to assist members of the Bisexual community, we also have a keen interest in the Rights of said members. We believe that to achieve full legal equality all Federal legislation should have terms such as 'spouse', 'partner' 'dependent' , 'family' and 'couple' redefined to include same sex partners and, where relevant, their children. We believe that Commonwealth legal recognition of same sex relationships including families parented by same sex partners would have a positive impact on our relationships, family life, productivity at work and financial security, among other areas of our lives. We have experienced discrimination in the context of all the above areas, where the rights of same sex couples do not match those of heterosexual couples. Yours sincerely Sharlot Clark Activist Co-ordinator, on behalf of Bi Victoria Inc. +,YZ[}~Q R h}hgFCJOJQJ^JaJ&hqEo>*B*CJOJQJ^JaJph/jhX?hqEoCJOJQJU^JaJ#jhqEoCJOJQJU^JaJhqEoCJOJQJ^JaJ "    l m R S Z [ 0 N O P Q 7$8$H$gdqEoR Q R 50P:pqEo/ =!"#$% DyK F#www.bi-victoria@yahoogroups.net.au@@@ NormalCJ_HaJmH sH tH DAD Default Paragraph FontRiR  Table Normal4 l4a (k(No ListHH gF Balloon TextCJOJQJ^JaJR zR"lmRSZ[  0NOPQT!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!"lmRSZ[  0NOPQT00000000000000000000000000000"lmRSZ[  0NOPQTh0 h0 h0 h0h0h0 h0 h0 h0 h0 h0 h0 h0h0h0h0h0h0h0h0h0h0h0h0h0h0h0h0R Q R  R +Z}RX T02T:+~QTT  P)Z!9BumCnqEo}vgFD@R`@UnknownGz Times New Roman5Symbol3& z Arial?5 z Courier New5& zaTahoma"qhۦFۦF++!24dAA2X)?qEo2Oh+'0d   , 8DLT\ Normal.dot4Microsoft Office Word@@@έ@@έ՜.+,D՜.+,< px  +A  Title 8@ _PID_HLINKSA0#www.bi-victoria@yahoogroups.net.au  !"#$%'()*+,-0Root Entry F ᭙2Data  1Table{WordDocument7SummaryInformation(DocumentSummaryInformation8&CompObjq  FMicrosoft Office Word Document MSWordDocWord.Document.89qRoot Entry F+2Data  1Table{WordDocument7  !"#$%=6789:;<՜.+,D՜.+,< px  +A  Title 8@ _PID_HLINKSA0#www.bi-victoria@yahoogroups.net.auSummaryInformation(DocumentSummaryInformation85CompObjq