Religious discrimination exemption
The Tasmanian Government has introduced controversial new legislation to amend Tasmania’s Anti-Discrimination Act 1998. Touted as one of the strongest Anti-Discrimination Acts in Australia, the Bill, if passed, will water down existing provisions by providing for religious exemptions to discriminate.
The Amendment Bill will allow schools to discriminate in their choice of students where it is believed that the student ‘does not share those [religious] tenets, beliefs, teachings, principles or practices’.