Submissions

During its consultation with the Western Australian community, the Consultation Committee for a Proposed WA Human Rights Act received 377 submissions from a variety of individuals, organisations and agencies.

A significant number of those submissions are published here in PDF format (minus any attachments). Unless otherwise noted PDFs are under 1MB. Some of the submissions published on this website have been edited to remove personal information or content that may be regarded as defamatory.

Some submissions have not been published because their authors requested confidentiality or because they contain personal information or content that may be regarded as defamatory, which is not practicable to edit from the submission.

The views expressed in the submissions are those of the authors only. They do not represent the views of the Committee, the Department of the Attorney General or the Government.

1. Suzanne Cash
2. Dr Ben Saul
3. Lukas Simba
4. Dr Jeremy Gans
5. Peter Davidson
6. Stephanie Nazer
7. Brian Hills
8. Michael Cardy
9. Paul Stow
10. D & M McCarthy
11. Coalition for the Defence of Human Life - 2,004 KB
12. Anonymous
13. Allan Payne
14. Gordon Greenacre
15. Anonymous
16. John Keenan
17. Office of the Auditor General
18. Rani Klubal
19. Anonymous
20. Anonymous
21. Democratic Audit of Australia, Australian National University
22. Amour
23. Not published
24. Stephen Sprigg
25. Erin Statz
26. Diane Niyati
27. Not published
28. Peter Evans
29. Peter Valentine
30. Suzanne Wickham
31. Julie Hollett
32. Peter Lochore
33. Janet Maguire
34. Festival of Light Australia
35. Anonymous
36. Jane Eacott
37. Shire of Derby/West Kimberley
38. Not published
39. Emeritus Professor Jan Currie
40. Not published
41. Sven Sorenson
42. Not published
43. Emeritus Professor Laksiri Jayasuriya AM
44. T & D Lyra
45. Not published
46. Mike Sultanowsky
47. Chris Melville
48. Rob Gardner
49. Office of the Public Sector Standards Commissioner
50. Blodwyn Timms
51. Christopher Lawson-Smith
52. Dr Andrew Hunt
53. Anonymous
54. Michelle Barrett
55. Anonymous
56. Chris Limb
57. G Lee
58. John & Sara Clothier
59. The Arab Australian Friendship Society Inc
60. Atheist Foundation of Australia Inc
61. Grant
62. D & A Cosgrove
63. Bill Thurlow
64. Anonymous
65. Brian Marsh
66. Not published
67. Not published
68. Not published
69. Isla Sharp
70. Not published
71. Owen Loneragan - 2,215 KB
72. Human Rights Law Resource Centre Ltd
73. Not published
74. H Van Venetien
75. Not published
76. Department of Sport and Recreation
77. The Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Western Australia Inc
78. Not published
79. Not published
80. Carolyn Tan
81. Not published
82. Barbara McAllister
83. Not published
84. Dr Jennifer Binns
85. Anonymous
86. Office of the Public Advocate - 3,474 KB
87. Colleen Vukomanovic
88. Not published
89. Anonymous
90. Not published
91. Not published
92. Not published
93. Richard Waddy
94. Deborah Delahunty
95. Not published
96. Not published
97. John McSweeny
98. Cecil Stone
99. Linda du Bouby
100. Michael Johnston
101. Gordon Payne
102. M McPhee
103. P Farley
104. Anonymous
105. Professor George Winterton
106. S MacFarlane
107. R MacFarlane
108. Ruth Heady
109. Phil Noble
110. Paul
111. Dina Fernandez
112. Mr Foden
113. Professor Richard Harding, Inspector of Custodial Services
114. Anonymous
115. B Leicester
116. D Koch
117. Water Corporation
118. Jerome Keightley
119. Anonymous
120. Anonymous
121. Chris Tingley
122. Robin Cullen
123. Ben Caradoc-Davies
124. Kevin Mullen
125. Chris Somers xxy
126. Lynley Bromwell
127. David Cleal
128. Anonymous
129. Pregnancy Assistance Inc (WA)
130. Rev Dr Walter Black
131. George Sulc
132. Andrew Macdonald
133. Not published
134. Jonathon Graham
135. Michael Warren
136. Ray Redner - 1,512 KB
137. Ruth Watson
138. Coleen Grundy
139. Not published
140. Mervyn & Thelma Callow
141. Australian Family Association Western Australian Division
142. Joy Renisch
143. Anonymous
144. W Morris
145. Not published
146. Noel Sharp Snr
147. Not published
148. John Chopping
149. Not published
150. Shire of Boddington
151. David & Karolyn Bromwell
152. A Taylor
153. LJ Goody Bioethics Centre
154. Not published
155. Not published
156. Not published
157. E Birt
158. Robin Faulkner
159. C Wiggins
160. Andrew & Jody van Burgel
161. Paul Slyth
162. Not published
163. H van der Linden
164. Not published
165. David Hutchinson
166. M Dale
167. Not published
168. Not published
169. Marie Slyth
170. Not published
171. R Street
172. Ennis & Calum McCool
173. Candice
174. Helen Olivieri
175. Glenice Vladich
176. Department for Child Protection - 1,358 KB
177. State Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia
178. Jim Cabrera
179. June Hutchinson
180. K Froome
181. Not published
182. Tony Overheu
183. Ethnic Disability Advocacy Centre
184. The Western Australian Farmers Federation Inc
185. "The Forgotten"
186. Don & Barbara Wilkie
187. Diane Smith
188. Dr Alan Tapper
189. Sean Reith
190. Anonymous
191. Robin Flowers & Ben Letchford
192. Not published
193. W Francis
194. Margaret Petrovich
195. Joan Hodsdon
196. Not published
197. Women with Disabilities WA Inc
198. Not published
199. National Children's and Youth Law Centre
200. Not published
201. Not published
202. John Button
203. S Levy
204. Yvonne Lawrence
205. Susan Howes
206. Australian Christian Lobby - 1,764 KB
207. Not published
208. Peter Adams
209. Melissa Jones
210. Rosalie Miles
211. Not published
212. Not published
213. Matthew Keogh
214. Vanessa Harris
215. Robert Roberts
216. Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia
217. Constitutional Centre of Western Australia
218. Margaret Wertheimen & Bethel Norton - 1,225 KB
219. A Mocatto, P Smythe, D Barnes & C Knox
220. Not published
221. Community Legal Centres Association (WA) Inc
222. Not published
223. Legal Aid Western Australia Inc - 1,290 KB
224. Western Australian Aboriginal Education and Training Council
225. Michael Rokich
226. Not published
227. Western Australian Journalists' Association
228. Ruth Marold
229. Disability Services Commission
230. Lesley Versay
231. Aaron Raap
232. Environment Defender's Office Western Australia (Inc) & Conservation Council of Western Australia Inc
233. Deborah Webster
234. H Wheatley JP & Margaret Wheatley
235. Not published
236. E Coleman
237. Not published
238. Not published
239. Elliot Nicholls - petition containing 81 signatures attached
240. Western Australian Adult Literacy Council - 1,006 KB
241. Peter Booth & Kathleen Booth
242. Gary Lindberg
243. Uniting Church in Australia Synod of Western Australia - Social Justice Board
244. Not published
245. Community Vision Inc. - 2,064 KB
246. Catholic Women's League of Western Australia
247. Lisa Coffey, Tiarne Crowther, Natalie O'Neill, Kieren Stewart-Roddis, Matthew Lee v Dylan Boyd
248. Jamie Dimmack - 3,488 KB
249. Christina Mott
250. Anonymous
251. Anonymous
252. Anonymous
253. Australian Church Women - Western Australian Unit
254. Family Court of Western Australia
255. Denis O'Sullivan
256. West Australian Voluntary Euthanasia Society Inc
257. Anonymous
258. Mark & Linda Bovill
259. Not published
260. John May & Patricia May
261. Not published
262. Not published
263. The Honourable Wayne Martin, Chief Justice of Western Australia
264. Robert Coats & Georg Lazukic
265. George Larkman
266. Salt Shakers Inc
267. Dr Julie Debeljak
268. Mental Health Law Centre (WA) Inc
269. Goldfields Land & Sea Council Aboriginal Corporation - 1,440 KB
270. Gay & Lesbian Equality (WA) Inc
271. Mr & Mrs Hawk
272. Public Interest Advocacy Centre Ltd - 1,839 KB
273. Uffe Geysner - 1,164 KB
274. Malcolm Eady
275. Loftus Community Centre
276. Bilingual Families Perth
277. Not published
278. Fran Usher
279. National Council of Women of WA
280. Murdoch University
281. Geraldton Resource Centre Inc
282. Community and Public Sector Union/Civil Service Association
283. Social Responsibilities Commission - Anglican Province of Western Australia
284. St Vincent de Paul Society (WA)
285. Shane & Jacki de Bie
286. Jacqueline Gardiner
287. Steve Fuhrmann
288. West African Women's Group WA Inc
289. Bruce Phillips
290. David Gould
291. Not published
292. Steve Gadsby
293. Keith Jones
294. Minnawarra House
295. Rob Ferguson
296. Robert Cock QC, Director of Public Prosecutions for Western Australia
297. Ethnic Communities Council of Western Australia
298. Henry Schapper
299. Australian Lawyers for Human Rights
300. Lt General John Sanderson AC (Retd), Special Adviser on Indigenous Affairs, Department of Premier and Cabinet
301. Karl O'Callaghan APM, Western Australian Commissioner of Police - 4,796 KB
302. Rajiv Singh
303. UnionsWA
304. Centre for Human Rights Education, Curtin University of Technology
305. The Greens (WA) Inc - 9,278 KB
306. Westralian Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
307. Geoff Gilby
308. Robert Blackham
309. Commonwealth Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission
310. Western Australian Law Reform Commission
311. Amnesty International Australia
312. Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia Inc - 1,855 KB
313. Not published
314. Ministerial Advisory Council on Disability
315. Western Australian Council of Social Service - 2,216 KB
316. Colin Chapman - 1,013 KB
317. Brad Marron
318. Anonymous
319. Heather Dewar
320. Professor Andrew Byrnes, Professor Hilary Charlesworth, Kim Pham & Gabrielle McKinnon
321. Not published
322. Women’s Electoral Lobby (WA) Inc
323. Multicultural Services Centre of WA
324. West Perth sub-branch of the Australian Labor Party
325. Ben Wyatt MLA
326. Michelle Shave
327. Don
328. Not published
329. Life Ministries Inc
330. Elisha Ladhams
331. Geoff Taylor
332. Ross Fraser
333. Merryn Van Bremen
334. Alan Wilson
335. Irra Wangga - Geraldton Language Programme
336. Mathys Max
337. Western Australian Equal Opportunities Commission - 9,777 KB
338. Corruption and Crime Commission of Western Australia - 1,737 KB
339. Chamber of Commerce and Industry Western Australia - 9,635 KB
340. Department of Local Government and Regional Development - 1,784 KB
341. Women's Council for Domestic and Family Violence Services (WA)
342. Edmund Barton - 1,031 KB
343. Not published
344. Chris Field, Ombudsman, Western Australia - 4,068 KB
345. Not published
346. Not published
347. Not published
348. Not published
349. Department of Education Services - 10,732 KB
350. Not published
351. H Brown
352. Janice Dudley
353. Department of Health - 4,050 KB
354. International Human Rights Lawyers' Working Group
355. Carrol Adams
356. S Wright
357. Oxfam Western Australia
358. Greg McIntyre SC, Dr Johannes Schoombee, David Goodman, Elizabeth Needham, Carolyn Tan & Lisa Tovey
359. Professor Philip Alston, Techa Beaumont, Cherie Booth QC, Professor Robert McCorquodale, Dr Sev Ozdowski OAM, Stephanie Palmer, Simon Rice OAM, David Ritter, Geoffrey Robertson QC, Keir Starmer QC, Daniel Stepniak, Professor Gillian Triggs
360. No submission attached to this number
361. Greater Region Action Body (GRAB) Inc - 1,302 KB
362. Not published
363. Daniel O'Sullivan - 1,808 KB
364. Not published
365. Not published
366. John Castrilli MLA - 1,275 KB
367. Department of Treasury & Finance
368. Mental Health Division - Department of Health - 5,776 KB
369. Not published
370. Malcolm Brandon - 10,380 KB
371. Alexandra Jones
372. Not published
373. Lingiari Foundation (Inc)
374. Office of Multicultural Interests - Department for Communities
375. Western Australian Local Government Association - 2,175 KB
376. A/Professor Samina Yasmeen - 2,264 KB
377. Pastoralists and Grazier's Association - Private Property Rights & Resources Committee - 1,682 KB

Some of the submissions to the consultation committee are not yet available online and will be added as they become available.