In February 2023 Aleph Melbourne lodged a submission with the Australian Law Reform Commission’s enquiry into Religious Educational Institutions and Anti-Discrimination Laws.
The ALRC released the report into the enquiry in December 2023, and on March 21 2024 the report was tabled in Parliament.
Aleph Melbourne’s submission was referenced on page 91 in the report, in relation to Section 4.23 point 2:
ALRC-ADL-Final-Report-142-pp90-914.23 In relation to submissions made to the ALRC in this Inquiry, key reasons underpinning stakeholder support for Proposition A.1 were:
- coherence with international and domestic law;14
- reducing the risk of harm to vulnerable students;15
- supporting inclusion and diversity;16 and
- compulsory school education is a public good, supported by public funding, so schools should be safe environments for all students, and should be accountable to community expectations.17