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"No plans" for women and girls: AHRC says women must seek exemptions to keep female-only protections
At the Perth stop of the Australian Human Rights Commission's national seminar series, AAWAA Director Amber Rossi asked President Hugh de Kretser a direct question: will the Commission use its section 11 inquiry powers to recommend that Parliament restore clear sex‑based protections and rights for women and girls following the Full Federal Court's judgment in Giggle v Tickle? The answer was no: no plans, no inquiry, no recommendation to Parliament. Instead, the Commission pointed women back to exemptions and special measures under the existing Sex Discrimination Act. Emma and Amber unpack…
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