Submission on proposed revised religious freedoms bills
IHRA has made a submission on the revised exposure draft religious discrimination bills, very kindly endorsed by IPSA.
Submissions (page 1 of 6)
Submissions to government bodies and institutions.
Submission to the OHCHR on women and girls in sport
IHRA has made a formal submission to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in response to a questionnaire seeking information to fulfil its mandate in Human Rights Council resolution 40/5 on the elimination of discrimination against women and girls in sport.
Submission on the religious discrimination bills and call for contributions
We launch a survey on intersex people’s experiences of religious institutions and religious teachings, alongside publication of our submission to the Attorney General’s Department on religious discrimination bills.
Response to the Victorian paper on the health and wellbeing of people with intersex variations
This paper is a formal response to the Health and wellbeing of people with intersex variations Information and resource paper published by the Department of Health & Human Services in Victoria earlier this year
Submission to the Tasmanian Law Reform Institute
In general, IHRA is supportive of the Tasmanian inquiry, and we are very pleased that States and Territories are beginning to consider protections for the bodily integrity of children with intersex variations. However, we have been concerned with a series of process-related issues that may affect the outcomes. In particular, we are concerned that that…
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Shadow report submission to the UN CRPD
This Report was submitted by Intersex Human Rights Australia (“IHRA”), a national charitable organisation run by and for people born with intersex variations, to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). The shadow report submission was written by co-executive director Morgan Carpenter, M.Bioeth. (Sydney), with input from the board and members…
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Submission to the NT 2018 inquiry on birth registration
In November 2018, we made a brief submission to the Social Policy Scrutiny Committee, Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory regarding reform of birth registration. Our submission was made in line with the Darlington Statement 2017, a community consensus statement by intersex advocates and organisations in Australia and Aotearoa/NZ. Morgan Carpenter was kindly called to…
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Submission to the ALRC on reform of the family law system
IHRA has made a submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission regarding its discussion paper on reform of the family law system, with a focus on reform of the welfare jurisdiction to ensure that children with intersex variations and persons with disabilities are protected from harmful practices.
Senate submission on legislative exemptions in faith-based schools
IHRA has made a submission to the Senate inquiry on legislative exemptions that allow faith-based educational institutions to discriminate against students, teachers and staff.
Submissions to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
IHRA has made a submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, kindly endorsed by the AIS Support Group Australia, Disabled People’s Organisations of Australia, National LGBTI Health Alliance, and People with Disability Australia. As a member of the Australian Child Rights Taskforce, IHRA also participated in the development and submission of a joint shadow report.
Submission to the AHRC on protecting rights in medical settings
We are pleased to share our submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission in respect of its inquiry on protecting the human rights of people born with variations in sex characteristics in the context of medical interventions. The submission has been kindly endorsed by the AIS Support Group Australia (AISSGA), Disabled People’s Organisations Australia (DPOA),…
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Submission: Draft revised guidelines Sexual boundaries in the doctor-patient relationship
Morgan Carpenter, for IHRA (then OIIAU), and Bonnie Hart, for the AISSGA, made a joint letter of submission in March to the Medical Board of Australia on proposed “Draft revised guidelines Sexual boundaries in the doctor-patient relationship”. Intersex variations (often contentiously termed “disorders of sex development” in clinical settings) relate to personal sex characteristics, and…
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