Joint Select Committee on Australia’s Family Law System Submission
The Family Law system affects women and men in different ways; it is not gender neutral. This submission responds to the terms of reference through a gender lens.
Inquiry into current and proposed sexual consent laws in Australia
Consent – and how it is defined and defended – goes to the heart of upholding women’s rights to bodily autonomy, agency and self-determination. Without control over their own bodies and selves, women are far less likely to be able to access broader legal, political and economic rights. Personal agency includes the right to decide freely when and with whom to have sex.
Inquiry into the Australian Human Rights Commission Amendment (Costs Protection) Bill 2023 [Provisions]
We welcome the Committee’s invitation to comment on the Australian Human Rights Commission Amendment (Costs Protection) Bill 2023 [Provisions]. NFAW previously made a submission to the Inquiry into the Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect at Work) Bill 2022 which adopted previous recommendations made by NFAW and other women’s organisations to better implement the recommendations of the Respect@Work report.