Started by TheBattler, April 11, 2006, 06:20:54 PM
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QuoteThe Anti-Discrimination Commissioner believes there may have been a breach of the Act during the recent Tasmanian election campaign.Commissioner Sarah Bolt has decided to investigate a complaint about the religious group, the Exclusive Bretheren.The Christian group backed several newspaper advertisements expressing alarm about the Tasmanian Greens' policies on same-sex marriages and sex-change operations. The ads were signed by a member of the Exclusive Bretheren, Scottsdale farmer Roger Unwin. The complainant, transgender woman Martine Delaney, says the material could incite hatred."We have a right to freedom of speech in this society but that comes with a social responsibility," she said."In this instance he's vilified a minority group which already faces a lot of discrimination."Commissioner Bolt says from the evidence she has received it is possible there has been a breach of the Act.She is seeking submissions from both parties. Mr Unwin has not returned the ABC's calls.The Commissioner has not yet made a decision about a separate complaint about a Liberal Party pamphlet.
