Posts tagged Freedom of religion
Review of the Definition of a “Terrorist Act"
Review of the Definition of a “Terrorist Act"

Our central submission is that the current definition should not be expanded. Terrorism should not be seen as a ‘catch-all’ term for serious crimes. The criminal law, with its established principles of criminal justice and procedure, already accommodate crimes which may constitute terrorism. Any further extension of the definition of terrorism would intervene in this system. It would enlarge the application of a wide set of powers that are both repugnant to civil liberties and inconsistent with these established principles of criminal justice

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SubmissionQueensland Council for Civil LibertiesTerrorism, Free speech, Criminal Justice, Criminal law, Freedom of religion
Cowardice by Miles government
Cowardice by Miles government

Mr Cope say, “The starting point must be that you don’t need to be a believer to teach mathematics. Religious affiliation or views are irrelevant to who is employed in school outside religious education classes, religious ceremonies and key leadership positions. The government is simply allowing religious groups to impose their views on others. This violates the principal of equality for all in worship.”

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Media releaseQueensland Council for Civil LibertiesFreedom of religion, Human Rights, Anti-Discrimination, LGBTQI, freedom of association
Criminal Code (Serious Vilification and Hate Crimes) Amendment Bill 2023
Criminal Code (Serious Vilification and Hate Crimes) Amendment Bill 2023

We remain of the view that you cannot end racism and other pernicious ideas by censorship and policing. What needs to be done is to focus on addressing the root causes of why some people are attracted to such ideologies in the first place, including social isolation, growing economic insecurity and mistrust in government and the media.

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SubmissionQueensland Council for Civil LibertiesFree speech, Freedom of religion, criminal law, Criminal Justice, Anti-Discrimination
Religious Discrimination Bill and Related Legislation
Religious Discrimination Bill and Related Legislation

Religious people are entitled to laws which remove practices that restrict the range of opportunities available to them. But they are not entitled to special accommodations for their preferences. The distinction is between limits on the range of opportunities open to people and limits on the choices they may make between the opportunities available to them which are a consequence of the interaction between laws of general application and their religious preferences.

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SubmissionQueensland Council for Civil LibertiesFreedom of religion, equality of opportunity
Submission to National Human Rights Consultation Committee
Submission to National Human Rights Consultation Committee

The members of this Council do not think that there is any single way to protect civil liberties in this country.  The pluralistic, open, democratic society in which we live only survives because the citizens of this country believe in it sufficiently to be active in support of it.  This however does not mean that we cannot improve our institutional arrangements to ensure that they best support the continued existence of that society.

 

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SubmissionQueensland Council for Civil LibertiesHuman Rights, Human Rights Act, Freedom of religion, Free speech