On Friday we met with Commissioner of the Queensland Human Rights Commission, Scott McDougall and Review Project Leader, Jane Vasey as part of the consultation process for the review of Queensland’s Anti-Discrimination Act 1991. 

The purpose of the Act is to prevent discrimination and promote social inclusion in Queensland. The Act is 30 years old and in May 2021, the Attorney-General asked the Queensland Human Rights Commission to undertake a review of the Act. 

The Queensland Human Rights Commission has commenced preliminary consultation sessions with a wide range of community stakeholders as part of this process. They intend to prepare and release a discussion paper in November 2021.

Formal submissions will be called for after the release of the Discussion Paper.