| Home | Bookmark | Tell | Active petitions in over 75 countries | Follow GoPetition |
Reinstate the Racial Discrimination Act in the Northern Territory
Published by 'concerned Australians' on Jul 02, 2008
Closed on Sep 12, 2008
Closed on Sep 12, 2008
2186 Signatures 
|
Target: Supporters of Human Rights
Region: Australia
Result:
This petition has gathered 2178 signatures on the online version and a further 2000 on a pen and paper version, giving a total of 4178 signatures.
Thank you to all those who signed, all those who assisted in the distribution of the petition and all those who helped in the collection of signatures.
The petition will be tabled in the Senate by Sen Rachel Siewert on 18th. September..
Let us hope that we will get a positive response to our request and the request of many others who have also been lobbying government to have the Racial Discrimination Act in the Northern Territory reinstated
If you would like to have a copy of the media release when the petition is tabled, please click on ‘Contact author’ at the bottom of this page and leave an email address.
Again, sincere thanks for all the great work.
Michele
Thank you to all those who signed, all those who assisted in the distribution of the petition and all those who helped in the collection of signatures.
The petition will be tabled in the Senate by Sen Rachel Siewert on 18th. September..
Let us hope that we will get a positive response to our request and the request of many others who have also been lobbying government to have the Racial Discrimination Act in the Northern Territory reinstated
If you would like to have a copy of the media release when the petition is tabled, please click on ‘Contact author’ at the bottom of this page and leave an email address.
Again, sincere thanks for all the great work.
Michele
Background (Preamble):
The Racial Discrimination Act in the Northern Territory that pertains to the Emergency Intervention was suspended last year. Its suspension is an issue for all Australians, Indigenous and Non-Indigenous. It is a human rights issue.
The Law Council of Australia states that, "the suspension of the RDA (Racial Discrimination Act 1975) under the Northern Territory Response legislation has been condemned by the Law Council as "utterly unacceptable".
The Northern Territory’s Anti-Discrimination Commissioner, Tony Fitzgerald, has been quoted as saying that, “the suspension of the Northern Territory and Federal race discrimination legislation can never be justified”.
In Australia, all Australians have the right to services – health, education, housing etc. Recently Professor Jon Altman from ANU stated that “the Rudd government must look at the key issue of human rights and the Intervention’s initial premise that Indigenous Australians must give up those rights just to be entitled to the basic infrastructure and services that are provided to all other Australians”.
Tom Calma, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner (HREOC) has provided to Government a ten-point plan to improve the Intervention and this includes the reinstatement of the Racial Discrimination Act in the Northern Territory.
This petition is sponsored by Senator Rachel Siewert and she will present it to the Senate in late August 2008.
UPDATE (9 September 2008):
This petition has gathered 2175 signatures on the online version and a further 2000 on a pen and paper version, giving a total of 4175 signatures.
Thank you to all those who signed, all those who assisted in the distribution of the petition and all those who helped in the collection of signatures.
The petition will be tabled in the Senate by Sen Rachel Siewert on 18th. September..
Let us hope that we will get a positive response to our request and the request of many others who have also been lobbying government to have the Racial Discrimination Act in the Northern Territory reinstated.
If you would like to have a copy of the media release when the petition is tabled, please click on ‘Contact author’ at the bottom of this page and leave an email address.
Again, sincere thanks for all the great work.
Michele
The Law Council of Australia states that, "the suspension of the RDA (Racial Discrimination Act 1975) under the Northern Territory Response legislation has been condemned by the Law Council as "utterly unacceptable".
The Northern Territory’s Anti-Discrimination Commissioner, Tony Fitzgerald, has been quoted as saying that, “the suspension of the Northern Territory and Federal race discrimination legislation can never be justified”.
In Australia, all Australians have the right to services – health, education, housing etc. Recently Professor Jon Altman from ANU stated that “the Rudd government must look at the key issue of human rights and the Intervention’s initial premise that Indigenous Australians must give up those rights just to be entitled to the basic infrastructure and services that are provided to all other Australians”.
Tom Calma, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner (HREOC) has provided to Government a ten-point plan to improve the Intervention and this includes the reinstatement of the Racial Discrimination Act in the Northern Territory.
This petition is sponsored by Senator Rachel Siewert and she will present it to the Senate in late August 2008.
UPDATE (9 September 2008):
This petition has gathered 2175 signatures on the online version and a further 2000 on a pen and paper version, giving a total of 4175 signatures.
Thank you to all those who signed, all those who assisted in the distribution of the petition and all those who helped in the collection of signatures.
The petition will be tabled in the Senate by Sen Rachel Siewert on 18th. September..
Let us hope that we will get a positive response to our request and the request of many others who have also been lobbying government to have the Racial Discrimination Act in the Northern Territory reinstated.
If you would like to have a copy of the media release when the petition is tabled, please click on ‘Contact author’ at the bottom of this page and leave an email address.
Again, sincere thanks for all the great work.
Michele
Petition:
To the Honourable President, Members of the Senate in Parliament assembled.
The petition of the undersigned shows concern for the suspension of the Racial Discrimination Act in the Northern Territory.
Your petitioners request that the Senate support the Reinstatement of the full Racial Discrimination Act in the Northern Territory in line with the recommendations made to government by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commissioner, Tom Calma, in his Social Justice Report of 2007.
The petition of the undersigned shows concern for the suspension of the Racial Discrimination Act in the Northern Territory.
Your petitioners request that the Senate support the Reinstatement of the full Racial Discrimination Act in the Northern Territory in line with the recommendations made to government by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commissioner, Tom Calma, in his Social Justice Report of 2007.
The Reinstate the Racial Discrimination Act in the Northern Territory petition to Supporters of Human Rights was written by 'concerned Australians' and is in the category Human Rights at GoPetition. Contact author here. Petition tags: human rights racial discrimination act intervention northern territory
