❓ Hon Peter Foss questions the Leader of the House regarding the prominence and content of the Labor Party's gay and lesbian reform policies within their "Better Opportunities for Women" policy document.
AnsweredQoN 890Legislative Council
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GAY AND LESBIAN REFORM LEGISLATION, LABOR PARTY POLICY 890. Hon PETER FOSS to the Leader of the House representing the Premier: I refer to the minister’s answer to question without notice 862 of Wednesday, 5 December 2001, and in particular his answer to part (3), in which he said that part of the policy was released on the web site with only one day of campaigning to go. (1) Is it correct that the only reference to the Labor Party’s gay and lesbian reforms in its “Better Opportunities for Women” policy was on page 11 of an 11-page policy? (2) Is it correct that all that was said was that Labor would “legislate to recognise the property rights of de facto spouses in opposite or same sex couples without discrimination” and that Labor “does not support access to reproductive technology being restricted on the grounds of marital status or sexual orientation”? Hon KIM CHANCE
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The “Better Opportunities for Women” policy is a comprehensive 11-page statement outlining a full range of Labor commitments to equity, access and opportunity for the women of this State.
GAY AND LESBIAN REFORM LEGISLATION, LABOR PARTY POLICY
I refer to the minister’s answer to question without notice 862 of Wednesday, 5 December 2001, and in particular his answer to part (3), in which he said that part of the policy was released on the web site with only one day of campaigning to go. (1) Is it correct that the only reference to the Labor Party’s gay and lesbian reforms in its “Better Opportunities for Women” policy was on page 11 of an 11-page policy? (2) Is it correct that all that was said was that Labor would “legislate to recognise the property rights of de facto spouses in opposite or same sex couples without discrimination” and that Labor “does not support access to reproductive technology being restricted on the grounds of marital status or sexual orientation”? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The “Better Opportunities for Women” policy is a comprehensive 11-page statement outlining a full range of Labor commitments to equity, access and opportunity for the women of this State.
(1) Is it correct that the only reference to the Labor Party’s gay and lesbian reforms in its “Better Opportunities for Women” policy was on page 11 of an 11-page policy? (2) Is it correct that all that was said was that Labor would “legislate to recognise the property rights of de facto spouses in opposite or same sex couples without discrimination” and that Labor “does not support access to reproductive technology being restricted on the grounds of marital status or sexual orientation”? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The “Better Opportunities for Women” policy is a comprehensive 11-page statement outlining a full range of Labor commitments to equity, access and opportunity for the women of this State.
(2) Is it correct that all that was said was that Labor would “legislate to recognise the property rights of de facto spouses in opposite or same sex couples without discrimination” and that Labor “does not support access to reproductive technology being restricted on the grounds of marital status or sexual orientation”? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The “Better Opportunities for Women” policy is a comprehensive 11-page statement outlining a full range of Labor commitments to equity, access and opportunity for the women of this State.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The “Better Opportunities for Women” policy is a comprehensive 11-page statement outlining a full range of Labor commitments to equity, access and opportunity for the women of this State.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The “Better Opportunities for Women” policy is a comprehensive 11-page statement outlining a full range of Labor commitments to equity, access and opportunity for the women of this State.
(1) Yes. (2) The “Better Opportunities for Women” policy is a comprehensive 11-page statement outlining a full range of Labor commitments to equity, access and opportunity for the women of this State.
(2) The “Better Opportunities for Women” policy is a comprehensive 11-page statement outlining a full range of Labor commitments to equity, access and opportunity for the women of this State.
GAY AND LESBIAN REFORM LEGISLATION, LABOR PARTY POLICY
I refer to the minister’s answer to question without notice 862 of Wednesday, 5 December 2001, and in particular his answer to part (3), in which he said that part of the policy was released on the web site with only one day of campaigning to go. (1) Is it correct that the only reference to the Labor Party’s gay and lesbian reforms in its “Better Opportunities for Women” policy was on page 11 of an 11-page policy? (2) Is it correct that all that was said was that Labor would “legislate to recognise the property rights of de facto spouses in opposite or same sex couples without discrimination” and that Labor “does not support access to reproductive technology being restricted on the grounds of marital status or sexual orientation”? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The “Better Opportunities for Women” policy is a comprehensive 11-page statement outlining a full range of Labor commitments to equity, access and opportunity for the women of this State.
(1) Is it correct that the only reference to the Labor Party’s gay and lesbian reforms in its “Better Opportunities for Women” policy was on page 11 of an 11-page policy? (2) Is it correct that all that was said was that Labor would “legislate to recognise the property rights of de facto spouses in opposite or same sex couples without discrimination” and that Labor “does not support access to reproductive technology being restricted on the grounds of marital status or sexual orientation”? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The “Better Opportunities for Women” policy is a comprehensive 11-page statement outlining a full range of Labor commitments to equity, access and opportunity for the women of this State.
(2) Is it correct that all that was said was that Labor would “legislate to recognise the property rights of de facto spouses in opposite or same sex couples without discrimination” and that Labor “does not support access to reproductive technology being restricted on the grounds of marital status or sexual orientation”? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The “Better Opportunities for Women” policy is a comprehensive 11-page statement outlining a full range of Labor commitments to equity, access and opportunity for the women of this State.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The “Better Opportunities for Women” policy is a comprehensive 11-page statement outlining a full range of Labor commitments to equity, access and opportunity for the women of this State.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The “Better Opportunities for Women” policy is a comprehensive 11-page statement outlining a full range of Labor commitments to equity, access and opportunity for the women of this State.
(1) Yes. (2) The “Better Opportunities for Women” policy is a comprehensive 11-page statement outlining a full range of Labor commitments to equity, access and opportunity for the women of this State.
(2) The “Better Opportunities for Women” policy is a comprehensive 11-page statement outlining a full range of Labor commitments to equity, access and opportunity for the women of this State.
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