*Age Of Consent & Legal Sexual Activity for the State of
24th January 2006 Letter from Lawrence
Springborg, the Leader of The Opposition in Queensland - in response to my
email of 19th January 2006. Mr Springborg incorrectly
claims that the 1990 PCJC
Report on Homosexual Law Reform had recommended a Sodomy Law. The
Sodomy Law was actually introduced – against
the Report’s Recommendation 7 – as part of the November1990 Bill which
decriminalised male to male sexual activity. The decision to ignore the PCJC Report’s
Recommendation 7 was made in private by the Goss Labor Cabinet - Hansard
Records prove that the Sodomy Law was neither discussed nor debated in
Parliament.
Mr Springborg also attempts to dismiss the
validity of Sodomy Law Reform by claiming that “No circumstance has
arisen since that time to justify any reconsideration of this position.” See my 27th
January 2006 response.
(for a
100dpi jpg image of the original letter click here)
Leader of the Opposition
Leader of The Nationals
24 January 2006
Mr John Frame
82 Main Avenue
WAVELL HEIGHTS QLD 4012
Dear Mr Frame
I refer to your email of 19 January 2006 in relation to the age of consent in respect of sodomy.
The Nationals do not support the changes being proposed by you and believe the current laws governing the age-of-consent are adequate.
In 1990 an all-party parliamentary committee, the Parliamentary Criminal Justice Committee investigated and rejected the very proposal being put forward by you.
No circumstance has arisen since that time to justify any reconsideration of this position.
Yours faithfully
LAWRENCE SPRINGBORG
Leader of the Opposition
KM/mh
Address: Par1iament House
QueensIand 4000 Australia
Telephone: (07) 3406 7997
Facsimile: (07) 3221 1496
Email: leader@opposition.qld.gov.au
Website: www.springborg.com