❓ Hon Ben Dawkins questions the Minister for Community Services regarding the government's alignment with Living Proud's definitions of 'sex' and 'gender' in relation to the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment (Sex or Gender Changes) Bill 2024. The question was deemed out of order.
AnsweredQoN 695Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION AMENDMENT(SEX OR
GENDER CHANGES) BILL 2024
695. Hon BEN DAWKINS to the minister representing the
Minister for Community Services:
I refer to the WA government media
statement of 23 February 2024, with the headline ''New LGBTQIA+
inclusion strategy to promote equality'', and specifically that the
organisation Living Proud has been or will be the recipient of government funds
to conduct the strategy and action plan.
(1) Does the
minister agree with the definitions made by Living Proud in the glossary
section of its G ender Questioning newsletter published on its website,
namely, that the word ''sex'' is usually used to describe our
biology, whether we are born with a penis or a vagina, and the word ''gender''
describes how we are expected to act as a male or a female?
(2) Does the
minister agree with the definitions provided by Living Proud with respect to
sex and gender?
(3) If yes to
(2), will the minister support the inclusion of these, or similar definitions,
as amendments to the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment (Sex
or Gender Changes) Bill 2024?
(4) If no to (2),
will the minister provide the government's definitions of ''gender''
and ''sex''?
The PRESIDENT : Just before I
give you the call, minister, there were two parts to that question, and I thought
I heard a request for an opinion in each of those parts. If that is the case,
from memory, standing order 105(1)(b) requires
that questions without notice shall not seek an opinion. I have noted that that
has occurred a number of times . Nevertheless, on this occasion, I will
allow the minister to attempt to provide an answer, but note that seeking an
opinion definitely breaches the standing orders and may be ruled out of order
next time.
GENDER CHANGES) BILL 2024
695. Hon BEN DAWKINS to the minister representing the
Minister for Community Services:
I refer to the WA government media
statement of 23 February 2024, with the headline ''New LGBTQIA+
inclusion strategy to promote equality'', and specifically that the
organisation Living Proud has been or will be the recipient of government funds
to conduct the strategy and action plan.
(1) Does the
minister agree with the definitions made by Living Proud in the glossary
section of its G ender Questioning newsletter published on its website,
namely, that the word ''sex'' is usually used to describe our
biology, whether we are born with a penis or a vagina, and the word ''gender''
describes how we are expected to act as a male or a female?
(2) Does the
minister agree with the definitions provided by Living Proud with respect to
sex and gender?
(3) If yes to
(2), will the minister support the inclusion of these, or similar definitions,
as amendments to the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment (Sex
or Gender Changes) Bill 2024?
(4) If no to (2),
will the minister provide the government's definitions of ''gender''
and ''sex''?
The PRESIDENT : Just before I
give you the call, minister, there were two parts to that question, and I thought
I heard a request for an opinion in each of those parts. If that is the case,
from memory, standing order 105(1)(b) requires
that questions without notice shall not seek an opinion. I have noted that that
has occurred a number of times . Nevertheless, on this occasion, I will
allow the minister to attempt to provide an answer, but note that seeking an
opinion definitely breaches the standing orders and may be ruled out of order
next time.
AnswerView source ↗
Thank you, President. I have
received the following response from the Minister for Community Services, which
does indeed ask me to draw the member's attention to standing order
105(1)(b). It would appear that this question is out of order, so I do not have
a response.
received the following response from the Minister for Community Services, which
does indeed ask me to draw the member's attention to standing order
105(1)(b). It would appear that this question is out of order, so I do not have
a response.
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