The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission’s Same-Sex: Same Entitlements Report has identified 58 laws that must be amended to eliminate discrimination against same-sex
couples and their children in the area of federal financial and
work-related entitlements.
The Report concludes that straightforward definition changes could remove discrimination in the following areas:
- Employment
- Workers’ Compensation
- Tax
- Social Security
- Veterans’ Entitlements
- Health Care Costs
- Family Law
- Superannuation
- Aged Care
- Migration.
UPDATE: Draft Bill introduced into Senate on 14 August 2007 as a Private Senator’s Bill.
