CITY LEGAL with Dr Alex Deagon
You are warmly invited to join us for our next City Legal talk on Tuesday, 14 March, at 7:30AM at Four Points by Sheraton, 99 Mary St, Brisbane. Religious freedom is a topic that is hotly contested in our society.
Law Year Church Service
To all who attended the Law Year Church Service on Monday at St John's Cathedral, thank you. Readings: Isaiah 11: 1-9 and Luke 4: 16-30. The Opening by the Chief Justice: At the beginning of the legal year, we gather to renew our
Annual General Meeting – 23 March 2023
The CLS management committee give notice the Annual General Meeting will be held on 23 March 2023. Further details are below: Time: From 5:30 pm Location: Unit 702, Level 730 Tank Street, Tank TowerBrisbane 4000 *Please enter 702 on the keypad and then press the bell
Dr Alex Deagon – ALRC Submission – Religious Educational Institutions and Anti-Discrimination Laws
Executive Summary - Dr Deagon 1. The following submissions are made in my personal capacity and I do not claim to speak for any organisation. 2. Protection for religious belief and activity is necessary to address increasing hostility to religion and to
ALRC: Religious Educational Institutions and Anti-Discrimination Laws
The ALRC is tasked to consider and propose reforms to the Federal anti-discrimination laws. The Federal anti-discrimination laws provide protection against discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or relationship status, and pregnancy. However, religious, educational institutions,
Christianity and Constitutionalism
City Legal is hosting its first City Legal talk for 2023 on Thursday, 2 February, at 7:15 AM at Four Points by Sheraton, 99 Mary St, Brisbane.The cost is $15 and will include a light breakfast. The guest speaker is Professor Nicholas Aroney.TopicNew Book: "Christianity
Law Year Church Service 2023
The Law Year Church Service will be held on Monday, 13 February 2023, at St John’s Anglican Cathedral, 373 Ann Street, Brisbane. Procession gathers at 9.15 am outside of the Church and commences at 9.25 am. Service begins at 9.30 am.
Adolescent Gender Identity and the Sex Discrimination Act: The Case for Religious Exemptions, Patrick Parkinson
There is a lot of controversy about section 38(3) of the Sex Discrimination Act1984 (Cth) (‘SDA’) which permits discrimination by faith-based schoolsagainst students on the basis of their sexual orientation and gender identity.This article explains the background to this provision,
Christianity and Constitutional Law – Professor Nicholas Aroney
This chapter draws on Nicholas Aroney and Ian Leigh, “Introduction: Christianity and Constitutionalism,” in Christianity and Constitutionalism, ed. Nicholas Aroney and Ian Leigh (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022). Abstract Modern constitutional law is the product of several important historical influences. Theseinclude elements
Patron
The Honourable Justice Debra Mullins AO was appointed on 21 May 2022 as the President of the Queensland Court of Appeal.