╨╧рб▒с>■ ;9■ < ье┴` °┐цbjbj╦s╦s .ййц д&&&&&&&::UP.DDDDDDD╘╓╓╓╓╓╓$еh ~·&ВDDВВ·&&DDXXXВ:&D&D╘XВ╘XX&&XD"╕╢а╞╝RX╘%0UXЛ@ЛXXDЛ&Ь8DZЮ@X▐4pDDD··N DDDUВВВВ:::фф::::::&&&&&& Republic Now! Klaas Woldring, HYPERLINK "mailto:" [Details removed] www.republicnow.org ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Same-Sex Inquiry, Human Rights Unit, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, GPO Box 5218, Sydney NSW 2001. Dear Commissioners, The Republic Now! organisation responds to the Inquiry in the following manner. We are of the view that in a new Republic there should be: 1. (a) 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 there should be b) equality of opportunity and treatment in employment or occupation for people who are, or have been, a member of a same-sex couple. Furthermore, we wish to see in a new Republican Constitution 2. (a) that no relevant Commonwealth laws 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) that no Commonwealth laws will 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) that no State and Territory laws have any adverse or discriminatory effects 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) that no State and Territory laws have any adverse effects 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. We strongly recommend that the President and the Human Rights Commissioner will report, on behalf of the Commission, to the Minister that immediate legislative action should be taken by the Commonwealth Parliament in order to: 3. (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 (d) ensure that such legislation includes Сlaws regarding financial and employment-related entitlements and benefitsТ 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. 4. We wish to put on public record our strong disapproval of the recent decision by the Howard Government to override the relevant legislation (Civil Union Act) passed by the ACT Government. 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