❓ Dr. Pettitt questions the delay in WA's conversion practices ban, contrasting it with Victoria's existing legislation. The Attorney General's response indicates ongoing development and consultation.
AnsweredQoN 50Legislative Council
Asked
28 February 2024
Member
Portfolio
parliamentary secretary representing the Attorney General
QuestionView source ↗
CONVERSION PRACTICES —
LEGISLATIVE REFORMS
50. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
I refer to Premier Cook's
comments at a press conference in Albany on 5 February 2024 that defining
conversion practices in a statutory sense is ''very difficult''.
(1) Why is it
very difficult in Western Australia to do this, when the Victorian Labor
government passed gold-standard laws three years to the day before the Premier
made those comments?
(2) How is defining conversion
practices different in WA when compared with Victoria?
LEGISLATIVE REFORMS
50. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
I refer to Premier Cook's
comments at a press conference in Albany on 5 February 2024 that defining
conversion practices in a statutory sense is ''very difficult''.
(1) Why is it
very difficult in Western Australia to do this, when the Victorian Labor
government passed gold-standard laws three years to the day before the Premier
made those comments?
(2) How is defining conversion
practices different in WA when compared with Victoria?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice
of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by the Attorney General.
(1)–(2) The
Cook government remains committed to banning conversion practices in Western Australia,
and legislation to implement the ban is currently under development. It is
important that the legislation is not merely a cut-and-paste from other laws
but takes into account the context of the Western Australians the laws will be
designed to protect. Consultation with the LGBTIQA+ community and victim–survivors
has commenced, and the legislation will be introduced to Parliament as soon as
it is ready.
of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by the Attorney General.
(1)–(2) The
Cook government remains committed to banning conversion practices in Western Australia,
and legislation to implement the ban is currently under development. It is
important that the legislation is not merely a cut-and-paste from other laws
but takes into account the context of the Western Australians the laws will be
designed to protect. Consultation with the LGBTIQA+ community and victim–survivors
has commenced, and the legislation will be introduced to Parliament as soon as
it is ready.
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