NSW 'Equality Legislation Amendment' Bill Delayed Again

The NSW Equality Legislation Amendment (LGBTIQA+) Bill 2023 was slated for debate in Parliament this month, but has now been pushed back and the lapsing date of the Bill moved to 31 October 2024.

AACS along with other leader of Faith Groups continue to voice concerns in regards to this Bill, which would implement 80+ controversial amendments across 20+ NSW laws.

The Bill, if passed, will:

• slash religious protections for churches and schools
• allow people to change their sex on their birth certificate at any time
• allow children bypass their parents to get medical treatment and surgery
• and legalise commercial surrogacy

The Parliamentary Committee tasked with considering this Bill have released their report, which found that over 85% of people responding to their survey were opposed to the legislation.

Write to your NSW MP HERE and voice your concerns about this and ask your MP to consider the results of its own survey and reject this bill.