Bill
Sex Discrimination Amendment (Removing Discrimination Against Students) Bill 2018
lapsed, as at 2019-07-01.
- Sponsor
- Penny Wong
- Portfolio
- Not recorded
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2018-11-29
- second reading — 2018-11-29
- second reading — 2018-11-29
- second reading — 2018-12-03
- other — 2019-07-01
Divisions
- The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2018-12-03.21.1): > *That the limitation of debate on the [Sex Discrimination Amendment (Removing Discrimination Against Students) Bill 2018](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=s1162), agreed to on 29 November 2018, no longer operate.* — 2018-12-03, Senate: affirmative, ayes 35, noes 33
- The majority voted in favour of [changing the wording of a motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2018-12-06.39.3) so that the [Sex Discrimination Amendment (Removing Discrimination Against Students) Bill 2018](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=s1162) will be referred to the [Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Legal_and_Constitutional_Affairs). In the original wording of the motion, that bill was to be referred to the [Education and Employment Legislation Committee](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Education_and_Employment). — 2018-12-06, Senate: affirmative, ayes 31, noes 29
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2018-11-29.
This bill would stop religious schools from excluding students because of their sexuality, gender identity or variation in sex characteristics.
It would remove exemptions in the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 that currently let those schools turn away pupils on those grounds.
The bill does not change indirect discrimination rules, so faith-based schools could still set reasonable conditions based on their religion's teachings.
- Removes exemptions for religious schools that allow discrimination against students based on sexual orientation, gender identity or intersex status.
- Leaves indirect discrimination provisions unchanged.
- Does not address discrimination against staff at religious schools.
Students attending religious schools, and religious schools themselves.
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