Last night the Tasmanian Parliament’s Lower House passed the nation’s first financial redress scheme for those convicted under former laws against homosexuality and cross-dressing. The scheme was introduced by Greens’ leader, Rosalie, Woodruff, and supported by Labor and independent MPs, during debate on Liberal Government legislation updating the state’s legislation allowing criminal records for homosexuality […]
Category: Justice/Policing
Financial redress sought for historical anti-LGBTIQA+ convictions
The Tasmanian Government has ignored calls to provide financial redress for people convicted under the state’s former laws against homosexuality and cross-dressing, prompting Equality Tasmania to say it will seek a redress provision when the bill is debated. The Government today introduced a bill updating 2017 legislation that allows people convicted under Tasmania’s former laws […]
TAS GOV’T REFUSES FINANCIAL REDRESS FOR VICTIMS OF FMR ANTI-GAY & ANTI-TRANS LAWS
CALL ON LABOR, GREENS AND INDEPENDENTS TO ENSURE JUSTICE IS DONE Equality Tasmania has called on Labor, the Greens and independents to support financial redress for victims of the state’s former laws against homosexuality and cross-dressing after the State Government refused. Attorney-General, Guy Barnett, has introduced updates to legislation that allows victims of the former laws to […]
LEGAL AND COMMUNITY GROUPS SUPPORT REDRESS FOR HISTORICAL GAY AND TRANS CONVICTIONS
Tasmanian community and legal groups have united in support of financial redress for those convicted under Tasmania’s former laws against homosexuality and cross-dressing. The Tasmanian Council of Social Services, Tasmania’s Community Legal Services, the Tasmanian Women’s Legal Service and Equality Tasmania have all called for the reform “to rectify past injustice” In an article in […]
Advocates to push for gay conviction compensation as State Gov’t balks
Equality Tasmania has welcomed a State Government bill improving 2016 legislation that allows for historical gay and transgender criminal records to be expunged. But the group says the bill does not go far enough because it does not allow for compensation as recommended by the independent review that is the basis of the new bill. […]
REVIEW TO HEAR CASE FOR TOUGHER HATE CRIME PENALTIES
Equality Tasmania has welcomed a review of Tasmania’s hate crime laws with a view to tougher penalties if crime is motivated by anti-LGBTIQA+ hate. Currently, penalties for hate-motivated crimes can only be tougher if racial hatred is involved. The Sentencing Board has proposed this be extended to include prejudice and hatred on the basis of […]
EQUALITY TASMANIA WELCOMES NATION-LEADING ANTI-NAZI LAW
Hopes long history of Nazi attacks on state’s LGBTIQA+ community will end Equality Tasmania has welcomed the passage of an anti-Nazi law that is the best in the nation. Equality Tasmania president, Rodney Croome, said, “LGBTIQA+ Tasmanians have been subject to harassment from Nazi sympathisers using Nazi symbols at least since the 1970s.” “Harassment using […]
CALL FOR LEADERS TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST HATE AS TRANS MEMORIAL VANDALISED
A memorial to a Tasmanian trangender woman has been vandalised with a hateful anti-trans slogan, prompting calls for Tasmania’s leaders to speak out against anti-trans hate. A memorial to Marjorie Harwood who died after an anti-trans sexual assault in Hobart’s Risdon Prison has been spray-painted with an anti-trans slogan, “YWNBAW”, which is an acronym for “you […]